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ND HCR3015
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/6/2011
Primary Sponsor
Blair Thoreson
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AI Summary
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North Dakota reaffirms state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment and demands the federal government cease imposing mandates beyond constitutionally enumerated powers.
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The resolution asserts that states are currently treated as federal agents and that many federal laws violate the 10th Amendment, citing the Supreme Court's decision in New York v. United States (1992) prohibiting Congress from commandeering state legislative processes.
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All compulsory federal legislation directing states to comply under threat of penalties or sanctions, or requiring states to pass legislation or lose federal funding, should be prohibited or repealed.
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The North Dakota Secretary of State must distribute copies of this resolution to the President, Supreme Court justices, U.S. Court of Appeals judges for the Eighth Circuit, congressional leaders, and North Dakota's Congressional Delegation.
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution reaffirming North Dakota's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and to demand the federal government halt its practice of assuming powers and imposing mandates on the states for purposes not enumerated in the Constitution of the United States.
Last Action
Signed by Speaker
4/6/2011