Issue Position: Citizens and State's Rights

Issue Position

From a National Standpoint, there are two VERY important Amendments that bind the Federal Government and the American people.

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment 9

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. Amendment 10

To put it simply, the Constitution limits what can be done at the Federal level.

Responsible stewardship from the White House needs to focus on checking the Legislative Branch of our government in ensuring that Congress doesn't overstep their limits -- not encouraging the overstepping of these limits.

Citizen Rights

The US Government belongs to the people, the people DO NOT belong to the Government. Fundamentally, the following items are true.

1. All men (and women) are created equal - regardless of race, religion, creed, or sexuality.

2. All citizens of the United States are entitled to the freedoms provided within our Constitution and the Declaration of Independence - without Congressional interference.

3. The government has NO authority to restrict these rights without due process.

State Rights

When it comes to the relationship of our states to the Federal Government, it should be remembered that this Republic was founded on equality - equality of the states with the Government, not as meaningless servants of the Federal Government.

Within the state, the Federal Government, should BY LAW, have limited authority. In this, we mean that the state is supreme, and the Federal Government is allowed only the access deemed necessary and vital to the state's interests.

In matters of interstate commerce and foreign relations, the Federal Government - by authority of the Constitution - is the "Law of the Land".

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