Lawmakers (Kansas) approve sovereignty statement

[The Straight Story]

Lawmakers approve sovereignty statement


TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas legislators have given final approval to a resolution asserting the state's sovereignty against what many of them see as an overly intrusive federal government.

The Senate adopted the resolution on a 36-4 vote Monday, accepting a version approved by the House two weeks ago.

The resolution goes to President Barack Obama, congressional leaders and members of the state's congressional delegation.

The resolution said many federal laws might violate the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states powers not specifically given to the federal government are reserved for the states.

The resolution said Congress should pass no more laws that threaten states with sanctions or a loss of federal funds if they refuse to take certain actions.


http://www.arkcity.net/articles/2010/03/31/news/doc4bb245575260b676592450.txt

[DURHAM D]

1. As a native Kansan let me be the first to say - HOW STUPID.

Not to mention embarrassing.

[SteppingRazor]

2. See, there's this thing in the Constitution called the supremacy clause, and...

oh, what's the use? :eyes:

[arcane1]

3. They want to be sovereign, but still wants those federal funds flowing in!

:eyeroll:

[KansDem]

4. You have a point: in 2005 Kansas got back $1.12 in federal spending...

...for every dollar paid to the federal government.

http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/266.html

[unpossibles]

6. exactly.

idiots.

[arcane1]

7. Correction: 2005 Kansas got back $1.12 in INTRUSIVE federal spending

:evilgrin:

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

5. Sounds like the South in the fifties and sixties with civil rights.