Montana Campaign for Liberty, - The 10th Ammendment Movement

******  The 10th Ammendment Movement seems to ge marching on.  Another step toward taking back our State's Rights.

February 23, 2009

Dear Montana Campaign for Liberty,

Your call to Helena this morning is vital to our freedom.

Please call Legislative Switchboard:  406-444-4800,  leave a message for all members of the House Judiciary Committee to Vote YES on HJ 24 and Yes on HJ 26.

Politely demand both resolutions get a fair hearing, and that they both be heard on the House floor.

It is critical that you call today or as soon as you get this message.

It is especially important to contact Deb Kottell, Arlene Becker, Bob Ebinger, but contact them all.  The Dems are not supporting either resolution thus far.

If you are able to make it to Helena to testify on these Resolutions, your presence is needed this Monday afternoon at Rm. # 137 - Judiciary Committee meeting room.

Otherwise, Please call the MT legislative switchboard  406-444-4800, and ask the operator to leave a message for ALL the members of the House Judiciary Committee to Vote YES on HJ 24  and Vote YES on HJ 26.

HJ 24  Urges Congress to halt deficit spending & adopt a Constitutional Monetary System. 

HJ 24 addresses the terrible economic crisis we are currently in and pinpoints its cause and solution.

The cause of our present crisis is excessive debt creation, deficit spending and above all else, Congress abrogating it's duties under the U.S. Constitution and instead, allowing private international bankers, the Federal Reserve, to control our monetary system.  We need to follow the Constitution and adopt a sound, sustainable money system.

Vote YES on HJ 24  http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billhtml/HJ0024.htm

HJ 26  Affirms States' Rights and condemns the encroachment of these rights by the Feds and Executive Orders.

Most of the problems that we are witnessing today in our country is due to a federal government which has gotten out of control and is non-representative of the people.  States need to take back their rights, which have been usurped by the federal government, if we are to stop this progression toward tyranny and reclaim our freedoms.  About 20 other States are now also declaring Sovereignty.

Vote YES on HJ 26  http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billhtml/HJ0026.htm

Please act on this NOW because we have proven that all of us working together makes a big impact in our beloved state.

Please forward this email to ALL in YOUR circles of influence NOW.

More info below...

For Freedom,

David Hart

O. 406.257.8713

C. 406.261.5231

Legalize the Constitution...

www.campaignforliberty.com

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Judiciary
Meets Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m., Room 137
Stoker, Ron (R) (Chair)
Kottel, Deborah (D) (Vice Chair)
Peterson, Ken (R) (Vice Chair)
Becker, Arlene (D)
Bennett, Gerald (R)
Blewett, Anders (D)
Driscoll, Robyn (D)
Ebinger, Bob (D)
Howard, David (R)
Kerns, Krayton (R)
MacDonald, Margaret (D)
McClafferty, Edith (D)
Menahan, Mike (D)
More, Michael (R)
Regier, Keith (R)
Sands, Diane (D)
Wagner, Bob (R)
Warburton, Wendy (R)
Staff: David Niss, 406-444-4410
Secretary: Jennifer Eck, 406-444-4832

ALERT!

Text of Resolutions:

HJ 26:  A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA AFFIRMING STATES' RIGHTS AND CONDEMNING ENCROACHMENT OF THOSE RIGHTS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

2009 Montana Legislature

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 26

INTRODUCED BY M. MORE

A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA AFFIRMING STATES' RIGHTS AND CONDEMNING ENCROACHMENT OF THOSE RIGHTS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

     WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of Montana declares that the people of this state have the sole and exclusive right to govern themselves as a free, sovereign, and independent state and that the people of this state shall exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction, and right pertaining to that right; and

     WHEREAS, that right may never be expressly delegated to the United States Congress; and

     WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of Montana declares that the people of Montana solemnly and mutually agree to form a free, sovereign, and independent body politic, or state, by the name of "The State of Montana"; and

     WHEREAS, the people of the State of Montana agree that all powers not expressly delegated to the federal government in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights must be reserved and exercised by individual states; and

     WHEREAS, when Montana entered into statehood in 1889, that entrance was accomplished by a contract between Montana and the several states, with Congress and the President concurring and acting as the agent for the several states, a contract known as the "Compact With the United States", archived as Article I of the Montana Constitution; and

     WHEREAS, a contract, compact, or treaty must be implemented consistent with the terms and understandings in place at the time it is entered into; and

     WHEREAS, the protection of these states' rights is enumerated in amendments to the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights, which state that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people".

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

     (1) That the several states of the United States are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to general government, but by ratifying the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights, they constituted a general government for special purposes and delegated to that government certain definite powers, while reserving all other rights.

     (2) That when the general government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are void and of no force.

     (3) That the government created by the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights was not granted the right to determine the extent of the powers delegated to itself, since that would have made its discretion, and not the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights, the measure of its powers.

     (4) That the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights delegated to Congress a power to punish treason, counterfeiting of the securities and current coin of the United States, piracies, felonies committed on the high seas, offenses against the law of nations, slavery, and no other crimes.

     (5) That all acts of Congress that assume to create, define, or punish crimes, other than those enumerated in the federal constitution and Bill of Rights, are void and of no force.

     (6) That the power to create, define, and punish other crimes is reserved by the states.

     (7) That power over the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press remains and is reserved by the states or the people, allowing states the right to judge how far the licentiousness of speech and of the press may be abridged without lessening their useful freedom and how far those abuses, which cannot be separated from their use, should be tolerated, rather than allowing the use to be destroyed.

     (8) That states are guarded against all abridgment by the United States of the freedom of religious opinions and exercises and retain the right of protecting the same.

     (9) That all acts of Congress that abridge freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or freedom of the press are not law and are void.

     (10) That power over the freedom of the right to keep and bear arms was reserved to the states and to the people, allowing states the right to judge how far infringements on the right to bear arms should be tolerated, rather than allowing that exercise to be defined by Congress.

     (11) That states and the people are guarded against all abridgment by the United States of the right to keep and bear arms and retain the right of protecting that right.

     (12) That all acts of Congress that abridge the right to bear arms are not law and are void.

     (13) That Congress's interpretation of those parts of the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights that delegate to Congress a power "to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States" and "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof" has attempted to destroy the limits of its power.

     (14) That those parts of the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights, detailed in subsection (13), must not be construed to give unlimited powers to the federal government, and that Congress's inappropriate interpretation must be revised and corrected.

     (15) That if Montana accepts these inappropriate interpretations and continues to allow Congress to exercise unbridled authority, it would be surrendering its own form of government.

     (16) That the people of this state will not submit to undelegated and consequently unlimited powers.

     (17) That every state has a right to nullify all assumptions of power by others within their limits, and that without this right, states would be under the dominion and power of anyone who might try to exercise that power.

     (18) That it would be a dangerous delusion to silence people's fears for the safety of their rights.

     (19) That this state calls on its costates for an expression of their sentiments on acts not authorized by the United States Constitution.

     (20) That the rights and liberties of Montana and its costates must be protected from any dangers by declaring that Congress is limited by the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights.

     (21) That any act by the Congress of the United States, Executive Order of the President of the United States, or Judicial Order of the United States that assumes a power not delegated by the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights diminishing the liberty of this state or its citizens constitutes a nullification of the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights by the government of the United States, which would also breach Montana's "Compact With the United States". Acts that would cause a nullification and a breach include but are not limited to:

     (a) establishing martial law or a state of emergency within a state without the consent of the legislature of that state;

     (b) requiring involuntary servitude or governmental service other than a draft during a declared war or pursuant to or as an alternative to incarceration after due process of law;

     (c) requiring involuntary servitude or governmental service of persons under the age of 18 other than pursuant to or as an alternative to incarceration after due process of law;

     (d) surrendering any power delegated or not delegated to any corporation or foreign government;

     (e) any act regarding religion, further limitations on freedom of political speech, or further limitations on freedom of the press; or

     (f) any act regarding the right to keep and bear arms or further limitations on the right to bear arms, including any restrictions on the type or number of firearms or the amount or type of ammunition any law-abiding citizen may purchase, own, or possess.

     (22) That if any act of Congress becomes law or if an Executive Order or Judicial Order is put into force related to the reservations expressed in this resolution, Montana's "Compact With the United States" is breached and all powers previously delegated to the United States by the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights revert to the states individually.

     (23) That any future government of the United States shall require ratification of three-fourths of the states seeking to form a government and shall not be binding upon any state not seeking to form a government.

     (24) That the Secretary of State send copies of this resolution to the President of the United States and to each member of the United States Congress.

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2009 Montana Legislature

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 24

INTRODUCED BY J. BONIEK

HJ 24: A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA URGING CONGRESS TO ADOPT A CONSTITUTIONAL, SUSTAINABLE, AND SOUND MONETARY SYSTEM AND CEASE FURTHER CREDIT CREATION AND BORROWING.

     WHEREAS, the "on-budget" debt of the federal government was $11.315 trillion as of October 2008; and

     WHEREAS, the unsecured liabilities of the federal government total about $60 trillion according to David Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States; and

     WHEREAS, $60 trillion is an obligation of about $200,000 for each person in the United States; and

     WHEREAS, the annual federal budget deficit starting in 2009 grows by $1.312 trillion; and

     WHEREAS, deficit spending not only endangers future generations of Americans by burdening them with unpayable debt, but also allows foreign governments who hold U.S. debt to have too much influence on American policies, and the old proverb still applies, "The borrower is slave to the lender"; and

     WHEREAS, unrestrained creation of new money produces inflation that undermines the value of every dollar, robs savers of accumulated wealth, and is a hidden tax on each wage earner; and

     WHEREAS, the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 unconstitutionally transfers the responsibility for creating new money from Congress to a private organization; and

     WHEREAS, fiat money encourages governments to spend irresponsibly and eventually destroy currency; and

     WHEREAS, the unfettered deficit spending has allowed the federal government to expand its power and influence even into areas where it has no authority or justification under the United States Constitution; and

     WHEREAS, if the Congress had to tax the citizens to immediately pay for all new programs and adventures, the citizens would have been bankrupted or would have demanded cessation of activities that break the budget; and

     WHEREAS, unlimited borrowing and credit creation have allowed the Congress to project power, influence, and control into areas that it never could have if the Congress actually had to pay for projecting that power, influence, and control, including many foreign wars, more than 700 U.S. military bases around the world, federal interference in states' matters, and a myriad of burdensome regulations on every facet of U.S. citizens' lives, which are but a few examples of federal actions that require the Congress to borrow approximately $1.5 billion per day simply to pay interest on money that the Congress borrowed previously; and

     WHEREAS, the present condition in which not-always-friendly foreign entities hold hundreds of billions of dollars of U.S. debt presents a national security risk of monumental proportions; and

     WHEREAS, the citizens of the United States have been poorly served by their leaders and, rather than pressing Congress and the President to solve the real and potential problems associated with the national debt, the citizens are standing by helplessly as Congress and the President enact bailouts of private enterprise banks using borrowed or created money, buy troubled if not worthless assets with borrowed money, nationalize private businesses using borrowed money, enact serial stimulus packages with borrowed money, and continue to create more national debt on an ongoing basis.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

     That Congress is urged to end all deficit spending not tied to Congressionally declared wars, cease and desist from all borrowing from foreign governments and institutions, begin to reduce and phase out all entitlement programs not authorized by the United States Constitution, revoke, rescind, and abolish all departments, agencies, and programs that are not specifically authorized by the United States Constitution, repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and make a full audit of the Federal Reserve System, and devise and adopt a constitutional, sound, and sustainable monetary system.

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State send a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of State in each of the other states, to each member of the Montana Congressional Delegation, and to each other member of Congress.

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