Category Archives: 10th Amendment

June 13, 2010

6 Questions to Ask Before Supporting A Candidate

By The Move Right

Can your candidate clearly communicate who they are, what they do, what their values are, what they believe and what they stand for?

If a candidate struggles in articulating their mission and their programs, they will probably struggle in delivering those promises.  If a candidate can’t explain who they are and what they do, and why they should be in their respective office, find one that can. The stakes are too high and too many good candidates exist who know exactly who they are, what they do, and why they are needed.

Can your candidate define their short-term and long-term goals?

Candidates without quantifiable goals have no way to measure success. If they have no way to know if they are successful, how can you be sure they are working toward something? Demand that your candidates tell you what they are trying to do, especially if they’re elected. Good candidates relish this opportunity. They know what they are working toward today and tomorrow.

Can your candidate tell you the progress it has made (or is making) toward its goal?

Once again, it’s not enough to merely be concerned with a problem. Good intentions are no longer sufficient to warrant your voluntary and monetary support. Ask your candidate what they have done to make the issues they are confronting better. What are their results? You wouldn’t buy a brand of toothpaste if the manufacturer couldn’t prove to you that it fought cavities successfully. Why should you support a candidate that claims to be a fiscal conservative that has run a company into bankruptcy?

Does your candidate platforms make sense to you?

If you support the mission of a candidate, ask yourself if their programs also make sense. You believe in the cause, and you hope for the end result, but is the candidate working toward that result in a way that seems rational and productive to you? Take for instance Tom Tancredo’s work to secure the borders, whether you agree with him or not, he’s constantly proving he wants to address the illegal immigration issue. If a candidate”s goal is to promote tax incentives for companies, do they pursue their goal in a way that makes sense to you, or does it merely inflame the issue? Make sure your support is wisely given, don’t support every candidate just because they have the same belief system as you. Just because you support the ends, you may not support the means. If you know you want to support the outcome the candidate aims to deliver, ask yourself if their method of arriving at that outcome makes sense to you. Bottom line is do your homework, study their past.

Can you trust your candidate?

Don’t support a candidate until you feel comfortable with them. A guilty and distrustful giver is a one-time giver. To gain this trust, call the candidate or campaign manger, ask the questions you need answered before you can be assured this is a good use of your time and money. Demand financial transparency, check the secretary of states website for contribution lists, know where their campaign money is coming from. Do whatever it takes to put your mind at ease. Use your rights to gather data so that you will be comfortable. Good candidates will encourage this. A happy and trusting donor is a willing and supportive donor.

Are you willing to make a long-term commitment to your candidate?

I like to think of giving to a candidate as a long-term commitment, more akin to marriage than dating. Intelligent giving is motivated by knowledge, and perspective, not a knee-jerk reaction to a television commercial or an article posted on facebook or even a 140 character blurb on twitter. You are an adult. You have a budget. You have the means to help your candidate whether time or financial. You want to help. Ask yourself if your candidate is the type of person to which you’re willing to make a long-term commitment. In return, the candidate should promise to continue working toward addressing the issue you both think is so vital. Look hard and find a candidate you can support for many years to come. When you find that person, give them your dollars, tell them you’ll be there through thick and thin, and then continue to support them.

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May 4, 2010

Colorado Senate Joint Resolution 10-045: Opt out of Nationalized Healthcare under the Tenth Amendment

By The Move Right

Colorado Senate Joint Resolution 10-045: Opt out of Nationalized Healthcare under the Tenth Amendment

I support this Bill and hope you pass the word.

Second Regular Session

Sixty-seventh General Assembly

STATE OF COLORADO

INTRODUCED

LLS NO. R10-1044.01 Troy Bratton SJR10-045

Senate Committees House Committees

State, Veterans & Military Affairs

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 10-045

101 CONCERNING THE STATE OF COLORADO‘S SOVEREIGNTY UNDER THE

102 TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED

103 STATES OVER ALL POWERS NOT GRANTED TO THE FEDERAL

104 GOVERNMENT AND NOT PROHIBITED TO THE STATES.

1 WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the

2 United States reads: “The powers not delegated to the United States by

3 the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states

4 respectively, or to the people”; and

5 WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of

6 federal power as being that specifically granted by the Constitution of the

7 United States and no more; and

8 WHEREAS, Federalist Paper No. 45 states in part: “The powers

9 delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few

10 and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are

11 numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on

12 external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with

SENATE SPONSORSHIP

Lundberg, Brophy, Scheffel, Harvey, Kester, Renfroe, Schultheis

HOUSE SPONSORSHIP

Lambert,

Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.

Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.

1 which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected.

2 The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects

3 which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and

4 properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and

5 prosperity of the State.”; and

6 WHEREAS, James Madison said: “. . . those who proposed the

7 Constitution conceived, . . . those who ratified the Constitution conceived

8 — that this is . . . a limited government, tied down to specified

9 powers . . .”; and

10 WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson said: “Congress [has] not unlimited

11 powers to provide for the general welfare, but [is] restrained to those

12 specifically enumerated; and that, as it was never meant they should

13 provide for that welfare but by the exercise of the enumerated

14 powers . . .”; and

15 WHEREAS, The Supreme Court of the United States stated in

16 Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee, 14 U.S. 304, 325-326 (1816): “. . . the

17 sovereign powers vested in the state governments, by their respective

18 constitutions, remained unaltered and unimpaired, except so far as they

19 were granted to the government of the United States. These deductions

20 do not rest upon general reasoning, plain and obvious as they seem to be.

21 They have been positively recognised by one of the articles in amendment

22 of the constitution, which declares, that ‘the powers not delegated to the

23 United States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are

24 reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.’ The government,

25 then, of the United States, can claim no powers which are not granted to

26 it by the constitution, and the powers actually granted, must be such as are

27 expressly given, or given by necessary implication.”; and

28 WHEREAS, In the American political system, the people, not the

29 government, are sovereign, and all power not delegated by the people to

30 the government is retained; and

31 WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment assures that we, the people of

32 the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of

33 States, now have, and have always had, rights that the federal government

34 may not usurp; and

35 WHEREAS, Medical care is not a right guaranteed or enumerated

36 in the Constitution of the United States; and

37 WHEREAS, The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”

38 violates state sovereignty and the citizens’ right to determine their own

39 management of medical care; and

40 WHEREAS, Certain components of the “Patient Protection and

41 Affordable Care Act”, such as requiring Colorado citizens to purchase

42 federally mandated medical insurance policies, are an affront to an

43 individual’s right to self-determination; and

44 WHEREAS, Under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of

45 the United States, Colorado reserves the right not to be subjected to or

-2- SJR10-045

1 required to participate in the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care

2 Act”; now, therefore,

3 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly

4 of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:

5 That we, the people of the state of Colorado and the members of

6 the Colorado Senate, hereby:

7 (1) Affirm Colorado’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment

8 to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not granted to the

9 federal government and not prohibited to the states;

10 (2) Demand that the federal government cease and desist

11 immediately all actions that are beyond the scope of the federal

12 government’s constitutionally delegated powers;

13 (3) Reserve the opportunity and ability of the state of Colorado

14 and its people under the Tenth Amendment to opt out of any obligations

15 due or participation required by the “Patient Protection and Affordable

16 Care Act”; and

17 (4) Further reserve the right to approve or reject the state of

18 Colorado’s participation in any federal health care plan or program.

19 Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent

20 to Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., President Barack Obama, Majority Leader of

21 the United States Senate Harry Reid, Speaker of the United States House

22 of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, and the members of Colorado’s

23 congressional delegation.

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May 2, 2010

WE WILL REMEMBER NOVEMBER, THE CONSERVATIVE REVENGE TEA PARTY ANTHEM 2010 2012

By The Move Right

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April 21, 2010

The Move Right Supports Chris Holbert for CO House District 44

By The Move Right

I’ll post more comments about Chris Holbert and my meeting with him today. I’m out of pocket and it’s not as easy to post an article through my iPhone on wordpress as I’d like. I would like to say, however, that I was really impressed with Chris Holbert. I will put my reasons why and I’ll talk about my conversation in a later post.

For the time being I will let you know that I will support Chris Holber for Colorado House District 44, and would be honored to have him as my representative.

Also Look forward to hearing many interviews and debates with Chris on The Move Right’s show at www.CastleRockRadio.com

Listen to my Cinch Cast about the Chris and I’ll be sure to post the rest of my thoughts in a later post.

http://holbert4house.com/

http://twitter.com/holbert4house

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April 16, 2010

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER UNDER ATTACK

By The Move Right

From The National Day Of Prayer Task Force:

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER UNDER ATTACK

JUDGE RULES STATUTE SETTING NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER UNCONSTITUTIONAL… AMERICANS URGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO APPEAL

NDPTF

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (April 15, 2010) – The National Day of Prayer Task Force (NDPTF) and Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) are urging President Obama to appeal federal judge Barbara Crabb’s decision in Wisconsin that struck down a federal statute that sets a day for the National Day of Prayer.  The order does not affect presidential prayer proclamations and will not go into effect unless the decision still stands after all appeals are exhausted in the case.

Shirley Dobson, Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force and wife of Focus on the Family Founder Dr. James Dobson, said “Since the days of our Founding Fathers, the government has protected and encouraged public prayer and other expressions of dependence on the Almighty.  This is a concerted effort by a small but determined number of people who have tried to prohibit all references to the Creator in the public square, whether it be the Ten Commandments, the Pledge of Allegiance, or the simple act of corporate prayer – this is unconscionable for a free society.”

Joel Oster, ADF senior counsel, echoed these sentiments saying, “It’s important to remember this about the National Day of Prayer:  It’s America’s heritage, and this day belongs to Americans – the court should not have struck down this statute.  ADF urges the Obama administration to appeal this terrible ruling that not only undermines the National Day of Prayer, but the underlying heritage and tradition of the American people which dates back to the nation’s founding.”

“The National Day of Prayer provides an opportunity for all Americans to pray voluntarily according to their own faith,” Oster explained.  “It does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, and this decision should be appealed.”

In 1952, President Harry Truman signed into law a joint resolution of Congress to set aside an annual National Day of Prayer.  Congress amended the law in 1988, which was signed by President Ronald Reagan, for the purpose of establishing a more particular date.  The law currently reads, “The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals.”  The Freedom From Religion Foundation challenged the constitutionality of the statute in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

The tradition of designating an official day of prayer actually began with the Continental Congress in 1775, after which President George Washington issued a National Day of Thanksgiving Proclamation.  Ever since, American presidents have made similar proclamations and “appeals to the Almighty.” Historically, all 50 governors, along with U.S. presidents, have issued proclamations in honor of the National Day of Prayer.

The court order does not demand that the 59th National Day of Prayer which occurs May 6th, be cancelled. Citizens desiring more information on the efforts of the NDPTF and ADF to defend the National Day of Prayer can visit www.NationalDayofPrayer.org

About the National Day of Prayer

The National Day of Prayer tradition predates the founding of the United States of America, evidenced by the Continental Congress’ proclamation in 1775 setting aside a day of prayer.  In 1952, Congress established an annual day of prayer and, in 1988, that law was amended, designating the National Day of Prayer as the first Thursday in May.

Read the full 66-page NDP Decision

History of the National Day of Prayer

Summary of what will happen next:

·        The Obama administration will need to decide within 60 days of the issuance of the ruling whether they are going to appeal the decision. It is stayed pending appeal, so the 2010 National Day of Prayer will be unaffected.

·        Long term, this type of opinion, if not corrected on appeal, will continue the erosion of our religious heritage and freedom.  It allows a handful of disgruntled people to use the courts to restrict the genuine constitutional rights enjoyed by the majority of Americans merely because those few people claim to be “offended.”

·        While the National Day of Prayer Task Force will be able to promote a national day of prayer on its own, government acknowledgement of that day is in jeopardy if this opinion is allowed to stand.

·        Other legal avenues might be possible if the administration chooses not to appeal, and the Alliance Defense Fund together with the National Day of Prayer Task Force is looking into all such options, but it’s important right now to encourage the Obama administration to appeal and take a stand against this terrible ruling.  Americans should make it clear that it’s America’s heritage we’re talking about here, and this day belongs to Americans.  There’s no constitutional reason to prohibit official recognition of the National Day of Prayer.

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March 31, 2010

Obama’s dangling the “crude” carrot in front of Republicans

By The Move Right

Obama’s dangling the “crude” carrot in front of Republicans.

Crude Oil, that’s kind of the topic here today. And I have to admit that I’m all over the place on this post, think of this one as a thought process that hasn’t been fully processed.

In a Reuter’s report the Obama administration is said to be willing to engage in talks in order to open the Atlantic Coast off of Virginia for offshore drilling. My question to the GOP is, are you really going to fall for this administrations tricks? This is nothing more the a rouse.  Obama will stop at nothing in his quest for more power, and this includes giving up a little oil off the cost, to get his Cap and Trade Bill passed.

This is where you might start seeing some spineless republicans jump ship and side with the progressives. Obama is hoping that some of the GOP can be bought off by dangling oil in front of them. And it’ll work. Greed and envy are the roots to all evil.

This move can lift the stale mate on the so called Climate Change bill in the Senate. I’m calling it right now, with the guise of bi-partisanship, the Cap and Tax, job killing, socialization of America’s energy sector bill will pass. And Obama will be hailed as a hero, this time.

Obama is using oil companies, which he vilified throughout the presidential race, to try to vilify the coal companies. I’m sure this will change in a few months. Again let me reiterate that this is a rouse in his endless quest to gain power. But don’t think that he’ll let ConocoPhillips, Shell, BP or Chevron in to drill, it’ll probably be some random company like Petrobas. Petrobas is owned in part by George Soros. And you know that where there’s Obama, you only have to make a few connections to Soros. (See source here)

Maybe this is a little conspiratorial, and a little cart before the horse, but I don’t think I’m too far off on these predictions here.

There is one other thing to consider. With the escalation of America and France’s push for sanctions on Iran, we could see an oil price spike. It could be a welcomed turn of events to see oil being drilled for off our coasts. But not at the price of cap and trade being passed mind you.

One more prediction. We’re going to be pulled into another war, you know the progressives are so good at getting us into. Just read up on Woodrow Wilson and his involvement with The Great War. And they have the best Scapegoat the GOP and Bush.

Okay that’s my crazy loony post for the week.

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March 26, 2010

Denver Tax Day Tea Party 2010, current speaker list

By The Move Right

http://www.hearus-now.org/taxday2010.html

“If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher,” Abraham Lincoln said in 1838. “As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.”

Our country is, by any measure, the greatest nation on the face of the earth. How is it, then, that we find ourselves at this hour on a course of self-destruction? As America’s principles and values have been under tremendous assault, and as those principles and values have been undermined and redefined in our institutions – our politics, our culture, and our educational institutions – we have lost much ground. But we have great hope, and so we take our stand once again with our fellow man to make a united statement for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Never has there been a more important time to gather as American patriots to defend the rights and liberties our forefathers fought and died for.

We are at a critical crossroads.

Stand with us to establish in the hearts and minds of our fellow citizens the founding principles and values of our great country, captured within our amazing documents: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Join us on the West-facing steps of the Colorado State Capitol Building in downtown Denver on April 15th.

Current List Of Speakers:

Matt Arnold - Clear The Bench

John Andrews - CCU/Centennial Institute

Brian T. Campbell – Hear Us Now!

Jason Worley – Broomfield 9.12

Lesley Hollywood – Northern Colorado Tea Party

Jon Caldara – Independence Institute

David K. Williams – Libertarian Party of Colorado

Jim Pfaff - 560 AM KLZ

Niger Innis - CORE/Americans For American Energy

Jimmy Lakey - Former Congressional Candidate For CD7

Dan Maes – Colorado Gubernatorial Candidate

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March 22, 2010

Ken Buck Will Vote To Repeal The Health Care Bill

By The Move Right

In an email I just received Ken Buck vows to help to repeal the Health Care Bill. Here’s the email:

March 22, 2010

Dear Friend,

I don’t know if there has ever been a time in our history of self-government when our elected officials so arrogantly disregarded the wishes of the American public.

By an overwhelming majority, Coloradans do not want the government-controlled health care scheme cooked up by the liberal special interests in Washington, D.C. In the latest Rasmussen poll, Coloradans oppose Obamacare by a margin of 56 percent to 43 percent.

Yet Colorado’s two U.S. Senators, along with every Democrat in our state’s congressional delegation, voted to pass Obamacare.

I will vote to repeal it.

Our campaign’s victory in last week’s precinct caucus straw poll shows that we are on course to restore true representation for Colorado in Washington. You can help us keep up the momentum. Your contribution of $500, $250 or even $25 is crucial to our continuing success.

The Democrats’ health care “reforms” will leave Americans less free, more dependent on big government, and saddled with yet more debt. The Democrats must think we’re either too dumb to realize that, or that we just don’t care.

Well, Coloradans care. And we saw in last week’s straw poll that they want a strong, independent voice from the grassroots to represent them in Washington.

What happened in the House of Representatives this weekend, and what will happen in the Senate this week, is a parody of representative government. What a travesty.

But we have the power as Americans to right this wrong, starting with the November election. This fight is just beginning, and I hope to have your support as we wage the battle in the campaign ahead.

Sincerely,

Ken Buck

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March 21, 2010

Kansas makes it’s move against the Health Care Bill

By The Move Right

http://www.kansashealthcarefreedom.com/

Facts to know about the Health Care Freedom Amendment

What is the Kansas Health Care Freedom Amendment and what will it do?

  • The Health Care Freedom Amendment is a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would preserve certain existing rights that individuals have regarding health care.
  • Two key provisions – 1) protects a person’s right to participate or not participate in any health care system, and prohibits the government from imposing fines or penalties on that person’s decision. 2) it protects the right of individuals to purchase—and the right of doctors to provide—lawful medical services without government fine or penalty.
  • The state constitution reflects the most fundamental values shared by the citizens of the state, and may provide protections greater than the U.S. Constitution. (Some states provide greater protection for freedom of speech or due process rights.)
  • The federal government will have to demonstrate its legislation is legitimately derived from congressional authority to regulate interstate commerce and it will also have to show how the legislation does not violate the 10th Amendment, which reserves to the states all government power not expressly delegated to the national government; and the 11th Amendment, which protects states from being used as mere instruments of the federal government. This U.S. Supreme Court is the most pro-federalism Court in decades.
  • Unlike state law, when the state constitution protects the freedom of the people of the state, the Supremacy Clause is not automatic. It establishes the people’s will at a higher level, so a constitutional amendment is preferable to a state law. A state constitutional amendment will ensure the state legislature can never infringe upon the protected rights of citizens’ health care.
  • The Health Care Freedom Amendment would allow anyone to participate in a health care system they want, but it would also protect Kansas citizens from being forced into a health care system they do not like. It is not an attempt to block federal health-care reform as long as the federal law does not require an individual/employer mandate, or forbid patients from paying directly for medical services.
  • This is not an attempt to “opt-out of” or “nullify” federal health insurance legislation. It is an attempt to protect the liberty of Kansas citizens to control their own medical affairs.
  • The Health Care Freedom Amendment does not affect any rules and regulations in place as of August 1, 2009, so it does not affect Veterans’ Administration programs, worker’s compensation, Medicare, Medicaid or state health-care systems.
  • The Health Care Freedom Amendment does not affect abortion. States may regulate abortion under applicable constitutional doctrine and state or federal law. However, the Health Care Freedom Amendment does prevent government from forcing individuals into health care systems against their will, and matters of conscience may influence such individual decisions.

Our country was founded on principles of liberty and freedom – not command and control government. It is economic freedom that helped us reduce poverty. We can develop policy that builds proper incentives on a base of liberty. Shaping command-and-control policies encourage destructive behavior.People of good will can differ on a wide range of policy details, but when the economic freedom of Kansas citizens is at stake, Kansas Legislators need to take action to protect their liberty.

News Coverage

Health care freedom jumps hurdle in Senate — Proposed constitutional amendment has more obstacles than most bills

Supporters and opponents of ‘Health Care Freedom Amendment’ plan rival rallies — Saturday morning in the city of Shawnee the two sides face off, while in Washington, the House votes on the Democrats’ health care plan.

State leaders push to maintain state sovereignty — Democrats continue to disregard 10th Amendment rights as they promote health care bill

State lawmakers push to preserve Kansans’ right to decide on health care — Amendment would protect state residents from federal penalties and allow doctor-patient choice.

‘Joe the Plumber’ tells Kansas citizens about the importance of learning and speaking out – Tiahrt: “I always thought that fighting for freedom was something that happened overseas, but today…we are having to fight for our freedom in our own country.”

Both sides turn out for protests surrounding healthcare debate — Shawnee Dispatch

Legislators seek state amendment to trump health reform legislation – Sun Publications

U.S. Supreme Court might decide — Sun Publications


Federal Officials & Candidates in Support of the Health Care Freedom Amendment

U.S. Senator Sam Brownback
Candidate for GovernorCongressman Jerry Moran
1st District — Kansas / Candidate for U.S. Senate

Congressman Todd Tiahrt
4th District — Kansas / Candidate for U.S. Senate

 Tim Huelskamp
1st District — KansasPatricia Lightner
3rd District — Kansas

Senate Sponsors of the Health Care Freedom Amendment

Mary Pilcher Cook, R-10th
Steve Abrams, R-32nd
Jim Barnett, R-17th
Karin Brownlee, R-23rd
Terry Bruce, R-34th
Jeff Colyer, R-37th
Les Donovan, R-27th
Tim Huelskamp, R-38th

 Dick Kelsey, R-26th
Julia Lynn, R-9th
Bob Marshall, R-13th
Ty Masterson, R-16th
Ralph Ostmeyer, R-40th
Mike Petersen, R-28th
Dennis Pyle, R-1st
Mark Taddiken, R-21st

House Sponsors of the Health Care Freedom Amendment

Brenda K. Landwehr, R-91st
Anthony R. Brown, R-38th
Steven R. Brunk, R-85th
Richard Carlson, R-61st
David Crum, R-77th
Peter DeGraaf, R-81st
John Faber, R-120th
Rocky Fund, R-50th
Pat George, R-119th
Mario Goico, R-100th
Lana Gordon, R-52nd
John C. Grange, R-75th
Phil Hermanson, R-96th
Mitch Holmes, R-114th
Deena Horst, R-69th
Steve Huebert, R-90th
Aaron Jack, R-99th

 Kasha Kelley, R-79th
Dan Kerschen, R-93rd
Mike Kiegerl, R-43rd
Lance Kinzer, R-14th
Forrest Knox, R-13th
Peggy Mast, R-76th
Joe McLeland, R-94th
Ray Merrick, R-27th
Jim Morrison, R-121st
Melvin Neufeld, R-115th
Connie O’Brien, R-42nd
Mike O’Neal, R-104th
Robert S. (Rob) Olson, R-26th
Joe Patton, R-54th
Virgil Peck Jr., R-11th

Organizations in Support of the Health Care Freedom Amendment

Concerned Women of America
Americans for Prosperity
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Family Policy Council
November Patriots
Southeast Kansas Conservative Group

 Kansas Sovereignty Coalition
Northwest Johnson County Republicans
Kansas Campaign for Liberty
Politcal Chips
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

See the rest of the petition at http://www.kansashealthcarefreedom.com/

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March 1, 2010

And Yet another Government Bureaucracy, Office of Urban Affairs

By The Move Right

Oh Joy, and yet another Bureaucratic nightmare, Office of Urban Affairs, as well as more tax dollars at waste. This agency scares the crap out of me. I’ll post more on this soon. I’m going to dive into this subject. This thought that a metropolitan society needs to have a “Federal Vision” terrifies me. And just how does the 10th amendment come into play with this “vision.”

More in a bit…

from the OUA’s website:

The fundamental shift to a more urban and metropolitan society — across the globe — demands a new Federal vision that recognizes metropolitan areas as dynamic engines that drive the nation’s economy and a new  Federal  policy that capitalizes on their economic, social, physical and human assets, for the benefit of all.

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May 18, 2009

The (Hush… Hush…) Conservative Values and the Values Voter Want To Know

By The Move Right

I’ve received a few “offers” to interview potential contenders for the GOP pageantry of the 2010 Senatorial Race. Frankly it’s kind of exciting to think that I could sit down with people and politicians (are politicians people?), that I never would have been able to before I started a blog. I want to spend the time, that I don’t have, talking with these people about want they want to talk about.

At this point I haven’t met with any big time politician, and here’s my reason why. I’m not going to be their apologist. I’m not going to allow them to stump, and spew the same GOP bull.

Many politicians try to appease what they see as the center. In the initial searches into peoples backgrounds I’m left with major gaps in what these people will stand for. But if these RINO’s don’t wake up soon they’ll realize that they’re standing alone on their stump. If you truly want to be an effective politician, stand up! Stand up for what you believe. Stop being a gutless wussy. When you ask to be interviewed by me, here’s what I’m going to ask you:

What makes you so sure people should vote for you?
Why should we listen to your viewpoint?
Why should we trust you, a politician, to represent your State first?
Why should we trust you… period?
How so we turn this economy around?
Are you really a Conservative?
What does Conservatism mean to you?
What are the principals in your life that led you to become who you are?
Where do you stand on ALL social issues… abortion, gay marriage, states rights, the 10th amendment, the 2nd amendment, fiscal conservatism, activist judges, what are you values when selecting a judge?
What makes you qualified to do this job?
Do you were woman’s underwear? jk
Is the Democrat Party socialist?
What’s your take on Obama’s Presidency so far?
Are you a lover of George W. Bush? (be careful how you answer this)
Are you a fat cat millionaire just trying to gain more power?
And then If you answer these, then I let you stump the rest of you agenda.

So for you guys such as Ken Buck, Cleve Tidwell, Ryan Frazier and blah blah blah…… I’d love to talk with you, but I have nothing to loose. I don’t make a dime off of this blog. I’ll talk with you, but I’m not going to put up with ambiguous answers and stupid political dodges. 

Oh and why not state your positions on you web address. Let people know where you stand. On everything. Don’t be a wussy.

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April 14, 2009

Politicians get it right! Texas Government Backs Resolution Affirming Sovereignty Under The 10 Amendment

By The Move Right

Source: The Drudge Report

Read the Texas resolution here: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/HC00050I.htm

“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.” 

Perry continued: “Millions of Texans are tired of Washington, DC trying to come down here to tell us how to run Texas.” 

A number of recent federal proposals are not within the scope of the federal government’s constitutionally designated powers and impede the states’ right to govern themselves. HCR 50 affirms that Texas claims sovereignty under the 10th Amendment over all powers not otherwise granted to the federal government. 

It also designates that all compulsory federal legislation that requires states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties, or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding, be prohibited or repealed. 

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