HCR11: relative to state and federal government relations.

HCR 11 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-0985

08/01

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 11

A RESOLUTION relative to state and federal government relations.

SPONSORS: Rep. McElroy, Hills 61; Rep. Itse, Rock 80; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 13; Sen. Prescott, Dist 23

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

ANALYSIS

This resolution relates to state and federal government relations.

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03-0985

08/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

A RESOLUTION relative to state and federal government relations.

Whereas, since at the formation of the United States of America, the ratification of the constitution of the United States of America, was agreed to only upon the well documented condition that all states would continue to remain sovereign; and

Whereas, only upon the condition that the newly formed federal government would solely provide common benefits for the sovereign states; and

Whereas, only upon the condition that the federal government would fund itself; and

Whereas, only upon the condition that the constitution of said federal government would include a Bill of Rights did the sovereign states finally agree to create a federal government called the United States of America to serve the several sovereign states; and

Whereas, at ratification of the constitution of the United States of America it was recognized to have "Exclusive Legislative" rights for the area encompassing only the 10 square mile area which has become known as Washington, DC, the 26 insular possessions and to exercise like Authority over all Places authorized by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards and other needful building; and the sovereign states did also recognize that such a government would require the ability to organize and administer itself through certain internal management rules and codes including but not limited to resolutions, and executive orders apply only to the physical entity so described; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That New Hampshire and the sovereign people of this state from this day forward shall not be subject to any law, rule, resolution, code, or executive order that exceeds the scope of the several parts of the constitutions of either New Hampshire or of the subordinate United States of America. Nor shall any other limitation on the federal government as defined in any other parts of these 2 constitutions be violated by the United States of America or any other body of the United States government identified in Article 1 Section 8 Clause 17 of the United States constitution, and no interpretation contrary to these constitutions shall be recognized by the sovereign state of New Hampshire or any of the sovereign people of New Hampshire, unless specifically agreed to and documented by the sovereign state of New Hampshire.