Bill Title: Reaffirm the principles of government expressed by Thomas Jefferson in a resolution written for the Kentucky legislature in 1798; declare that the nation represents a compact among the states, and that the federal government possesses only the powers delegated to it by the United States Constitution; describe the limits of federal power under the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution; determine a method for communicating these principles to other states; declare that any act of the federal Congress, executive order of the President of the United States, or judicial order of the federal court that assumes a power not delegated to the United States government will constitute a nullification of the United States Constitution; declare that, upon such a nullification, all powers previously delegated to the United States will revert to the several states individually; list some federal actions that would bring about such a nullification; declare that any future government of the United States would require ratification by three-quarters of the states.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-05 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) [HCR11 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

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