Washington and Arizona join New Hampshire!

[siemova]

Washington State's legislature has issued a similar memo to the resolution I posted earlier. The main difference is, this one is directed toward the Federal administration rather than the other States.

EDIT: Arizona made a resolution as well!

It's a small beginning, but I can't tell you how thrilled this makes me. It invigorates a patriotic fervor

Comments

[cardaxiro]

If this trend is anything to go by, I'd say Ron Paul's already on the job.

[siemova]

He's certainly holding the line and promoting awareness in D.C.! Since this is a State government movement, though, I doubt he's involved directly. All the same, I wonder what he thinks, and whether he will encourage his fans to put their time and resources into this push. Perhaps I'll write to him as well and find out. :)

[net_raptor]

And now Arizona! Just keep updating your journal with new states!

*hopes California does this, too, seeing as it's such a hugely influential state*

[siemova]

I'll definitely try to stay apprised of this, and pass on whatever I discover. :)

[617]

Not being a local I'm curious as to what may or may not happen with this...

I'm guessing the Federal arms of government are not going to like this. How likely is it to turn into a major constitutional showdown? Is it possible it could end up being a defining moment in the nation's history or is it likely to get put down in the media as a mean and nasty challenge by those horrible and pesky states to the new Perfect President?

[cardaxiro]

The thing is, constitutionally speaking, the federal government really won't have a leg to stand on. As these resolutions have stated, the Tenth Amendment says that any powers that aren't specifically granted to the federal government or prohibited to the States by the Constitution automatically revert to the States.

And it's pretty much impossible to say that the federal government hasn't overstepped its Constitutional boundaries for the past several months... years... decades... I could go on, but I'd run out of American history.

[617]

I guess what I'm asking is about the future and how this sort of thing would play out. What is likely to happen from here? I mean in theory it could cause the schism in the union or leave a President unrecognised in certain States but I doubt it would come to that. Is there an issue coming up in the near future likely to cause a showdown or a standoff between State and Federal Governments? If so, would the US Supreme Court have to rule on it or would the Federal Government attempt to cut funding to certain States as the powerplay between Fed and State played out?

[siemova]

I really don't know, honestly. There are so many things in play against us, from inertia to powerful special interest groups to media disinformation to misplaced "patriotism" (read: "loyalty to the state") to plain old fear and uncertainty. It is possible that this will go somewhere if enough states join in, and if they're willing to stand firm together when the Federal gov't refuses to comply. It's us citizens' responsibility to pressure them to make that stand, so much of this movement depends on us. I think the combination of a rapidly worsening economy and an increasingly power-grasping oligarchy may help motivate us to do just that.

In any case, I don't believe the Federal gov't would go down without a fight, but whether that would entail actual violence remains to be seen. YouTube is rife with videos of Federal troops being used against citizens (especially during the elections), so in my opinion that's, unfortunately, a likely scenario.

[victoriaeremita]

Things like this do tend to give me back a small hope that the course we are on can be changed! Thanks for the update, I will write!

[siemova]

You're welcome. I'll be sure to post any further updates I come across. And thanks for petitioning!

Speaking of which, maybe people in every state should start formal petitions to our legislatures...?