Note to FED: Don't Tread on Oregon's Sovereignty!

4/2/2009, (H/t: Lyn Riverstone) - A Memorial (a memo to Congress and the White House), sponsored by Rep. Richardson and 21 Republican co-sponsors, was introduced to assert Oregon's sovereignty once again. It has been assigned "HJM17" (House Joint Memorial 17, a House and Senate Memo) to the House Rules Committee where it's fate will be decided. The Memorial "Urges Congress to refrain from imposing mandates on states and to allow State of Oregon to freely exercise sovereignty granted to it under Tenth Amendment of Constitution of United States."

See HJM17: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/hjm1.dir/hjm0017.intro.html

Request for action (with contact information):

A supporter from Eastern Oregon writes,

We must pressure the Committee to move it to a hearing where testimonials can be taken, the wording worked [out], and then introduced to the floor for a vote. Our main focus is the Chair (Rep. Roblan), Vice-Chair (Rep. Berger) and any Committee member who is a co-sponsor (Garrard).  Call, email, send letters and visit them.

Rules Committee (House)
Representative Arnie Roblan (Chair)
Party: D  District: 9
503-986-1409
900 Court St NE, H-272, Salem,,  OR, 97301
rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us

Representative Vicki Berger (Vice-Chair)
Party: R  District: 20
503-986-1420
900 Court St. NE., H-479, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.vickiberger@state.or.us

Representative Bill Garrard (co-sponsor)
Party: R  District: 56
503-986-1456
900 Court St. NE., H-480, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.billgarrard@state.or.us

Representative Chris Edwards
Party: D  District: 14
503-986-1414
900 Court St. NE, H-283, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.chrisedwards@state.or.us

Representative Sara Gelser
Party: D  District: 16
503-986-1416
900 Court St. NE H-285, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.saragelser@state.or.us

Representative Bob Jenson
Party: R  District: 58
503-986-1458
900 Court St. NE., H-481, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.bobjenson@state.or.us

Representative Mary Nolan
Party: D  District: 36
503-986-1436
900 Court St. NE., H-295, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.marynolan@state.or.us

Representative Tobias Read
Party: D  District: 27
503-986-1427
900 Court St. NE, H-490, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.tobiasread@state.or.us



Email Blast (copy and paste into your BCC: field)
rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us,
rep.vickiberger@state.or.us,
rep.billgarrard@state.or.us,
rep.chrisedwards@state.or.us,
rep.saragelser@state.or.us,
rep.bobjenson@state.or.us,
rep.marynolan@state.or.us,
rep.tobiasread@state.or.us

[Reordered]
"The powers not delegated to the United States, nor prohibited by the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or the people." -- The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Only specific functions enumerated in the U.S. Constitution are granted to the Federal Government by the States - if it's not listed, the Federal Government can't do it. Oregon has strayed far from this ideal, taking orders such as the Real-ID Act and begging for bailout money instead of acting as the sovereigns we are.


-- Also of interest:
CampaignForLiberty.com
EndTheFed.us