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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! The 10th Amendment The 10th Amendment is one of the most important safeguards against the federal government encroaching the rights of the states. In the 1880's it was known as "the quarantine amendment". The State of Massachusetts would not even join the Union until the 10th Amendment was accepted as part of the Constitution. In Judge Cooley's book , Constitutional Limitations, on page 706 it says: "In the American Constitutional system, the power to establish the ordinary police regulations has been left with the individual States and it can not be taken from them, either wholly or in part, and exercised under legislation of Congress. Neither can the National Government through any of its departments and officers, assume any supervision of police regulations of the States." What is meant by "police powers"? The states' powers were health, education, welfare, family affairs and police protection. Please read that sentence again. Collectively they are referred to as "the police powers of the states." Clearly and unmistakably our founding fathers intended the states to be in full control of health, education, welfare and police protection, and not subject to federal government interference. The clear and unmistakable language of the 10th Amendment prevents a "federal" police force interfering with law enforcement in the states. In the name of terrorism or Jack The Ripper, the federal government nor any of its agencies ATF, FEMA, FBI, CIA, etc. etc., has no right of interference into the local and State policing duties. And incidentally, there are many who believe that TERRORISM is a home-front POLICE issue, as I do as well. Have you ever noticed that the federal government always makes its biggest advancements in growth, power and money when it declares a war? War on Drugs, War on Education, War on Pollution, War on Poverty, War on Terrorism?????? What war? There has been no declaration of war declared by Congress. Yet the people continue to fund and support these unconstitutional acts of government. The most important feature of the 10th Amendment is that it fixes limitations on the federal government which is one of delegated powers and not original powers. This makes it impossible for the federal government to take any power by inference. The power to be taken, or exercised must be clearly expressed in the Constitution or it cannot be taken. In Article V there is the right to amend but not to make new. It would not be an amendment to abolish the Constitution and adopt the Communist Manifesto or the laws of another country. An amendment has to be something germane to the instrument; it must be something already in the Constitution or it fails the test of an amendment. Making a new Constitution would only be binding to the states that agreed to be bound by it and could not become a part of the Constitution until every state adopted it. What this means is, no one can alter the 10th Amendment nor twist it to suit their own purpose, nor can the federal government do anything which is not in its delegated powers, Article I, Sec. 8, Clauses 1-18. The 10th Amendment fixes the type of limitation upon organic law, and makes the federal government one of delegated powers and not original powers. The 10th Amendment puts police powers, health, education, and welfare out of reach of the central government and gives these powers solely to the states. The rape of the 10th Amendment has been a highlight of every administration for the past 100 years. And it has long been the desire of the communist, socialist and liberals to get bills passed at break-neck speeds that would negate the 10th Amendment. This would allow the federal government to control education, health, welfare, and policing. One of the most serious violations of the 10th Amendment occurred when President Teddy Roosevelt twisted and squeezed the Constitution in defiance of the 10th Amendment creating the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was established by an unconstitutional act called "executive order." Because the Constitution does not allow a Federal Police Force. (You may recall a recent article from Congressman Ron Paul on FEDERAL POLICE FORCE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.) If our nation were obedient to the Constitution, the FBI would be no more than security guards guarding federal property. Today, the FBI and the CIA is one of the greatest threats to citizens' liberties in America. A large proportion of the FBI's methods of collecting information are not subject to public accountability, which is the very reason why the founding fathers decreed that there could be no central police apparatus and law enforcement was left up to the states under the 10th Amendment. In most states we have Constable's and we have Sheriff's. They are the supreme law enforcement officers in the county. They have power over the Chief of Police, the Highway Patrol, the FBI, CIA, ATF or any other agency. Yet out of fear and intimidation they surrender their responsibilities and power over to the State or the FEDS. As you listen to the candidates running for political office, especially for President, please note those proposing anything involving health, education, welfare and police protection. They will only continue Americas march deeper into socialism. They do not know the Constitution and taking an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution will just be a ramble of words. Political power and jurisdiction is liken to marriage in that sex with your marriage mate is legal, but outside of the marriage it's adultery, thus the federal government must stay within its jurisdiction to have any legitimacy. The ONLY turf the FEDS have exclusive jurisdiction over is a 10 mile radius of the White House - Washington DC, and including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here they can do practically anything they desire. And incidentally, if you live in this exclusive area just mentioned, or on any federal reservation, yes - you do owe income taxes. But they do not have the power to come to a sovereign state and make demands of anyone. Actually, if you had a governor with back-bone and knowledge of the Constitution, the governor would stop them at the state line. If he fails to do his job of protecting the freedoms and liberties of the citizens of the state, then someone else has to step up and be accountable. HAVING ACCOUNTABLE PEOPLE IN THE PROPER PLACE IS ESSENTIAL!!!! Having self- serving, corrupt, power hungry dead beats in office or appointment at any level is self-destructing. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. 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