Investigating Obama

This may seem like an aside for I.O., but it may also be about ways for "the States... and the [P]eople" to defend ourselves against the political insurgency behind Obama's face -- including any unfunded mandates, which are apparently what have caused these initiatives.

by Sam Sewell

To round out our discussion on the State Sovereignty Movement from last night:

As things stand right now it looks like Oklahoma, Washington, Hawaii, Missouri, Arizona, New Hampshire, Georgia, California, Michigan and Montana will all definitely consider sovereignty bills this year. They may be joined by Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Alaska, Kansas, Alabama, Nevada, Maine and Pennsylvania where legislators have pledged to introduce similar bills. Twenty states standing up to the federal government and demanding a return to constitutional principles is a great start, but it remains to be seen whether legislatures and governors are brave enough or angry enough to follow through. As the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress push for more expansion of federal power and spending that may help provide the motivation needed for the sovereignty movement to take off.

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2009/02/state-sovereignty-movement-quietly.html

And here is the letter I forwarded to my Florida State Senator and Representative with the subject line “DITTO FROM ME!!”:

A message from Harry Riley to all members of Patriots For America - Florida on Constitutional Emergency!

To: The Honorable Brad Drake
State of Florida

Re: Declaration of Sovereignty

Dear Representative Drake,

My name is COL Harry Riley and I am a very concerned constituent of yours.

As you should be well aware, our Federal style of government has gotten completely out of control on everything from the "Stimulus Package(s)" to Mr. Obama's signing of the SCHIP Bill on Feb. 4, 2009. We are continuing to slide down this ever slippery slope of democracy to the extent that it has finally landed us in the deep valley of socialism. If we do not stop this downward spiral now, we will end up like other great nations in the past, with the inevitable outcome of ... communism. I for one will not let that happen, and I hope that you won't either.

Therefore, I am demanding that you, as my State Legislator, immediately - with or without help from other Legislators - fashion and present a Bill that Declares Florida Sovereignty from the Federal Government since they continue to ignore and dismantle the Constitution of the United States of America. This would enable an immediate return to the Jeffersonian principles of Government as well as that of the Tenth Amendment, that states, "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."

I would like to encourage you that you would be in very good company when you submit, or yield, to the will of the people of Florida. Listed are some of the other states that have adopted, or have in committee, such a Bill: New Hampshire, Missouri, Arizona, Washington, Oklahoma, Montana, & Michigan. I would hope that you will not only see the legal, logical, moral, and the ethical reasoning behind such a Bill, but that you would also recall, and hide deep within your heart, the Founders dream and establishment of our great Republic. We must not, now or ever, relinquish their endeavors.

Visit Patriots For America - Florida at:
http://patriotsforamerica.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=2734278%3AGroup%3A1209

Originally posted by Sam in "comments" to preceding "The Awakening" post, February 6, 2009 2:26 PM. I recommend listening to his analysis of the sovereignty moves in the 2/5 TSRN blogtalkradio-cast; begins just a few minutes in. - AW

Update 2/6, am: The program is now archived and available to stream or download, via the link just below. It went well, despite my palaver. A highlight of the first hour is Sam Sewell's analysis of the new state sovereignty initiatives. The second hour includes a very good discussion of the leading eligibility challenges to Barry Soetoro, a.k.a., Barack Obama, with MommaE joining Hanen at the Sentinel roundtable.
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The Awakening,
with Hanen & Arlen

Tonight (Thursday, 11pm ET,,,8pm PT)

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Sentinel_Radio

call-in @ 646-727-2652

ObamaNation News to discuss, in our fight for freedom...

1. What havoc is wrought in the Socialist-Stimulus Bill?

What is in the Stimulus Bill(s) and what is its purpose?
How to contact your U.S. Senators and What might you say?
What is Jim DeMint's alternative, 'The American Option: a Jobs Plan that Works?"
"Obama Losing the Stimulus Message," Politico, 2/5

2. Why are states asserting their sovereignty all of a sudden? An American movement against a Marxofascist insurrection?

"States getting uppity - uppity yours federal criminal conspiracy"

Across the United States, it seems that States are suddenly intent on declaring their Sovereignty to the Federal Government. Specifically citing the 10th Amendment of our beloved Constitution, reminding our central government where the real power lies, and of the fact that the Federal Government's power is derived from the will of the States (and of the People) and even going as far as to state (in some cases) that the United States Government has been trampling our Constitution by acting outside of its enumerated powers specified in our founding document. The links below go to each State's recently-introduced actual piece of legislation.

New Hampshire, Washington, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma

The Steady Drip and Defend our Freedoms Foundation

3. Is a major military conflict with Obama beginning?

"Pentagon Brass Chafes at Obama's Iraq Pullout Plan," TSRN blog from Inter Press Service, Lebanon
"Judge Denies Executive Order at GITMO," War Crimes blog, 1/29

4. Obama's 'Muslim Outreach Initiative' -- "Not that there's anything wrong with that," but what does it mean, Barack-style?

Negotiating with Muslim nations before the inauguration, was he?

"Obama's Secret Meetings with Iran," Maggie's Journal blog, 2/4, by Findalis of Monkey in the Middle

And with Islamist imposers, before and during the campaign?

"Investigating Obama: Career Path Toward a Neo-Marxist Presidency", Arlen Williams, 11/2/2008

For whom was William Perry communicating with the the Iranian regime, last year, Bush or Obama?

"Ex-Defense chief met with Tehran aide; Perry talks reach highest level so far," Washington Times, 1/30

Just what did Obama tell the Muslim nations, immediately after his inauguration?