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HI SCR30
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/14/2011
Primary Sponsor
Carol Fukunaga
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AI Summary
- Declares that Hawaii and other states possess sovereign rights under the U.S. Constitution and should not submit unlimitedly to federal government authority
- Asserts that the Tenth Amendment reserves all powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or people, making unconstitutional federal acts void and unenforceable
- Lists six categories of federal actions that should be nullified, including martial law without state consent, involuntary servitude, surrendering power to corporations or foreign governments, restrictions on religion or speech, and firearms limitations
- Provides that if any unconstitutional federal act becomes law, all previously delegated powers should revert to individual states and any future U.S. government would require ratification by three-fourths of the states
- Directs transmission of this resolution to the President, Congressional leadership, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and the Governor
Legislative Description
State Sovereignty
Last Action
(S) Referred to PGM, JDL.
2/23/2011
Committee Referrals
Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs2/23/2011
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