Alaska declares sovrereignty, ...

[North Pack]

Gov. Sarah Palin has signed a joint resolution declaring Alaska's sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution – and now 36 other states have introduced similar resolutions as part of a growing resistance to the federal government.

Just weeks before she plans to step down from her position as Alaska governor, Palin signed House Joint Resolution 27, sponsored by state Rep. Mike Kelly on July 10, according to a Tenth Amendment Center report. The resolution "claims sovereignty for the state 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 Constitution of the United States." Alaska's House passed HJR 27 by a vote of 37-0, and the Senate passed it by a vote of 40-0.

[TCups]

You know, it is clearly "Constitutional" to do so IMO, but I suspect this or some similar case to go to the Supreme Court in the near future.  So here is the conundrum -- what if the Supreme Court says State's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment is not "Constitutional"?  Or in other words, when if ever, will the States, in concert, be willing to contest the decision of the Supreme Court as unconstitutional and if or when they do, then how will the conflict be resolved?  At some point, the American public at the local and state level are going to have to be prepared to reject any Supreme Court decision that is clearly unconstitutional, or else be resolved to the fact that the Constitution is no longer valid and that appointed for life judges are the supreme law of the land.  Interesting times.  Has a Supreme Court Justice ever been impeached?  Maybe it is time to start thinking in those terms, especially in the upcoming elections.

[North Pack]

Purely a guess on my part, - but I'd say most politicians use "states rights" when it's handy, - when it serves a purpose for them/us. Taxachusetts, not a state that's really into state rights, is suing the Federal government over the "gay marriage" issue, claiming states rights are involved, and want the Feds to stay out - conflicting laws. ... At some point I'd say this whole 10th Amendment issue is going to the Supreme Court. ... Unpopular Supreme Court decisions have caused Congress to modify or rewrite existing laws in several cases - to essentially ignore, or over-ride a decision. .... This coming mid-term elections are absolutely VITAL to those of us "on this side" - it's the only way to stop this administration from destroying what we value.