A rally was held on the south side of the Capitol in Topeka on Wednesday in support of state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
This 7-minute video shows the highlights, which was attended by about 50 people:
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Those appearing in this video include:
- Lance Kinzer, State Rep, Olathe
- Tim Huelskamp, State Senator, Fowler
- Kris Kobach, Constitutional Law Professor, Piper
- John Bradford, Leavenworth
- Kathy Kist, Leavenworth
- Paul Degener, Topeka
- Sharon Evans, Roeland Park
The news release for the event said Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1615 would reassert the state of Kansas’ sovereignty rights under the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution:
The resolution seeks to refocus the federal government’s attention on the the rights of the citizens and states that were understood at the formation of this nation, and re-emphasized in the Bill of Rights in the10th Amendment , for more than two hundred years. The resolution makes it clear that Kansas and its citizens will not look kindly upon any further unconstitutional abuses of power by the federal government.
[Editor's note: This is my first attempt at video editing in a few years, so please forgive some of the technical flaws in the video and processing.]
Related:
- LJWorld photo, March 19, 2009
- Pickets question federal aid, cjonline.com, March 18, 2009. [Note: The focus of this cjoinline story was about the stimulus money, which was mentioned by several of the speakers, but the focus of the rally was really the 10th Amendment and and state's rights.]
- State wants to take back rights, El Dorado Times, March 13, 2009.
- Kansas legislators push resolution on state sovereignty, Wichita Eagle, March 11, 2009.
- Five More States Invoke the 10th, Human Events, March 4, 2009.
Tags: 10th Amendment, Sovereignty, state rights, U.S. Constituion
