Resource Page: States' rights and Sovereignty

In response to increasing federal encroachment, a growing number of states have passed and proposed resolutions to assert the Tenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.



This map shows a growing number of states that have passed and propose resolutions to assert the Tenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.

The Tenth Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights and was ratified on December 15, 1791. It states the Constitution’s principle of Federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people. It is based on an earlier provision of the Articles of Confederation: “Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.”

On this resource page, you will find links to the various bills and proposed bills by the states, articles covering this important topic, and related videos.

Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California, and Georgia have all introduced bills and resolutions declaring sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. Colorado, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Alaska, Kansas, Alabama, Nevada, Maine, and Illinois are considering such measures.

States' Rights and Sovereignity: Bills Passed and Proposed

For details on the particular bills and resolutions introduced by the above states, check out the following:

Articles

Sovereignty Resolution Introduced in Minnesota House of Representatives
Texas Representatives Introduce Resolution Asserting Sovereignty Under Tenth Amendment
Increasing Number of States Declaring Sovereignty
Oklahoma House defends its sovereignty from D.C. intrusion
21 States Claiming Sovereignty
Our 10th Amendment Sovereignty Resolve, Will Defeat the New World
States Rights, 10th Amendment & Secessionist Movement 2009
New Hampshire and Washington legislators reaffirm states' rights UPDATE: 8 more states
States take the tenth
State Sovereignty Movement Quietly Growing
Federalism and the 10th Amendment
Oklahoma declares Sovereignty!
States Rights Movement vs Federal Government

Videos

Alex Jones talks to Dan Itse
Part 1
Part 2

Alex Jones on Coast to Coast February 11, 2009: state sovereignty

Alex Jones interviews Matt Shae: Washington State claims sovereignty
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Glenn Beck, Dan Itse Interview

Rep. Charles Key (Oklahoma) on Alex Jones
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

States Fight Back: Rep. Cynthia Davis (Missouri) on Alex Jones
Part 1
Part 2

State Sovereignty