As mentioned in my previous article, many states (up to 30 at last count) are considering invoking the 10th Amendment which allows states to ignore Federal laws which they find to be Constitutionally outside the authority of Federal government.

Keep in mind, the Constitution clearly states which areas the Federal government may enact laws governing. As stated earlier, these areas are finite and may not be added upon. Any other area is governed at the state level.

A few of the states have brought the subject to a vote in their respective state Houses. An interesting pattern is developing in these results.

Arkansas representatives voted the proposal down 10 to 8. New Hampshire representatives also voted down the bill 216 to 150. Washington didn't even bother, instead shelving the proposal and effectively killing it.

Here's the interesting bit. In Arkansas, all "No" votes came from Democrats. Same with New Hampshire...in spite of the fact the street in front of the Statehouse had hundreds of citizens (the linked article lables them "activists") voicing their support for the proposal. The Washington chairman who decided to not even bring it up for vote was also a Democrat.

See what's happening here? The Democrats have control and plan to abuse that control for as long as they can. To be fair, if Republicans had majority I'm sure they'd do the same thing. This isn't a question of party so much as it is responsibility. Our elected officials are behaving irresponsibly. They are doing nothing to protect our rights.

This next bit is purely opinion based on the hundreds of articles I've read, videos I've watched and legislation and bills I've forced myself to decipher (dreadfully boring stuff).

Due to an overwhelming amount of ignorance amongst the general populace of the United States we are steadily giving up everything that makes this the best nation on Earth. The last presidential election had an amazing turnout, but it was comprised of voters who had no idea what or whom they were voting for.Obama won not because he was the better candidate. Not because he was more experienced...two years as a junior senator (a position he "won" by forcing all opponents to drop their bid) and absent for 75% of his term (look at the number of "Not Voting" in his senate voting record). He won because he had more money to spend, looked better in front of the cameras and most importantly because he was black (even though he isn't really).

Seriously folks. Wake up already. Our kids have to grow up in this country. Our actions will determine what kind of country they will inherit from us. The government works for us, not the other way around.
However, if you want the government to continue to make your decisions for you then, by all means, keep up the good work.
I mean, it worked so well for the Soviet Union. Why shouldn't it work here as well?