Oh boy, oh boy. Texas has just joined the growing list of states asserting their 10th amendment rights. According to the Texas Legislature, HCR 50 has passed with 99 Yeas, 36 Nays, 4 Present, not voting. Although the vote has not yet been certified by the House Journal Clerk, this is big news for the cause of Liberty and constitutional governance for Texans.
The 81st Texas Legislature describes HR50 as follows:
Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Why this matters
There’s alot of confusion about this topic for the average person. Some have asked if this means Texas is going to secede. This bill, and those like it, have nothing to do with secession but rather ensuring that the citizens are still able to locally access and control their government – as was intended by the Founders.
When a State asserts their 10th amendment rights they are simply reminding the Federal government that if any federal laws imposed upon a State are deemed in excess of the Federal government’s constitutionally granted authority (a.k.a. “totally illegal”), the State can disregard the law through something called “Nullification”.
It’s like reminding a bossy in-law that this is your house, not theirs and you’ll paint the walls any way you darn well please.
To read the full Resolution text and how your congressman voted click the link below.