State sovereignty offsets fed mandates

Minnesota is now one of over 20 states that have either enacted or are in various stages of processing legislation to regain state sovereignty as provided by the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of these United States.

I was honored to be one of four patriots who lobbied the State Office Building on Feb. 11, 2009, in search of an author to write legislation to regain our sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. As a result of this effort, legislation was introduced to the Minnesota House on House File 997, which, on March 9, 2009, was cloned to House File 1437.

We often hear about the state budget deficit, but we are not told that a great share of this budget deficit is a result of unauthorized, unfunded federal mandates. By enacting the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, the state can claim exemption from any federal mandate that is not authorized by the Constitution.

As a proud, disabled Vietnam veteran, I thoroughly understand what it means to take action to defend the Constitution of the greatest country in the world. I would like to ask that you join me and take action by first visiting the following Web site: www.mnsovereignty.org. Click on Charles Duke and read “Implementing the Tenth Amendment.” It will amaze you! Then please send e-mails to all the state representatives that do not have “house author” on their e-mail address and ask them to author this legislation.

Leon Moe

Cottage Grove