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MS HC10
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Preston Sullivan
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AI Summary
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Reinforces Mississippi's assertion of state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment, claiming authority over all powers not explicitly granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution
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Cites the Supreme Court case New York v. United States (1992) as precedent that Congress cannot commandeer state legislative processes to enforce federal regulatory programs
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Argues that states created the federal government as their agent, not the reverse, and that states are currently being treated improperly as agents of the federal government
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Discourages the federal government from imposing restrictive mandates that exceed constitutionally delegated powers
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Directs copies be sent to the President, congressional leadership, Mississippi's congressional delegation, and the Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
10th Amendment State Sovereignty; urge U.S. Congress to be mindful of.
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/7/2011