Posted by mirand sharma on 01/29/10
Last updated 01/29/10

It was one  year ago this month that I joined my local county Republican party. (I can't believe I did this being that George Bush was president for 8 years!)  I didn't show up with my Ron Paul Audit the Fed T-shirt proclaiming a non-interventionist foreign policy. Rather, I sat quietly and listened. I attended the required 3 general meetings and joined the executive party.  There were two other Ron Paul people, including the Campaign for Liberty state committee man Mark Cross. 

The Florida Campaign for Liberty has as part of its legislative agenda a campaign to support 3 pieces of legislation in  the Florida legislature: the Florida Firearms Freedom Act, the Florida Health Care Freedom Act, and the Florida 10th Amendment Resolution. (You can learn more about this legislation at flfreedom.org) I had the privilege of volunteering to write  our executive committee resolutions in support of this legislation.  In my presentation to the general meeting, I mentioned how not just Democrats but Republicans have allowed the Federal government to usurp state powers.  It is my hope that  my actions will inspire other county executive committees to create and pass similar resolutions. After all, it is WE THE PEOPLE who are the government and make up the Republican party. 

And if there are any Tea Party executive committee members who read this, I hope this inspires you as well. 

By the way, the resolutions passed unanimously. I'm particularly proud of articulating the language of the Constitution.  Personally speaking, I've come a long way from the spring of 2008 when I began to take notice of Dr. Paul.  You can see the resolutions below:

OSCEOLA COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT   THE FLORIDA FIREARMS FREEDOM ACT  AS INTRODUCED INTO THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE:  HOUSE  HB 21 AND  SENATE SB 98

WHEREAS, the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States proclaims: "A Well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." And 

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment proclaims: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the  Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people," defines the scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the Constitution of the United States and no more, and 

WHEREAS, the people of the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, now have, and have always had, rights the Federal Government may not usurp;

WHEREAS, the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States proclaims:

 " The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,"

WHEREAS the possession  of firearms manufactured within the State of Florida and used within the borders of Florida is a right  not subject to any federal laws regulating interstate commerce, 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Osceola County 

Republican Executive Committee:

1)  Supports in its entirety  the Florida Freedom Firearms Act, House HB 21 and Senate SB 98,

2) And prohibits the federal government from using its interstate regulatory authority, as delegated to it by Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution,  to regulate the intrastate  possession and use of firearms manufactured within the state of Florida.

George Jackow---Chairman 

Mark Cross---State Committeeman 

Sherry Goad---State Committeewoman 

Frank Attkisson---Vice-Chairman 

Michael Neal---Secretary 

Berniece Matthews---Treasurer

OSCEOLA COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE FLORIDA HEALTHCARE FREEDOM ACT  AS INTRODUCED INTO THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE:  HOUSE  HJR 37 AND  SENATE SJR 72

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment proclaims: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the  Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people," defines the scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the Constitution of the United States and no more, and 

WHEREAS, the people of the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, now have, and have always had, rights the Federal Government may not usurp;

WHEREAS, the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States proclaims: 

" The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,"

WHEREAS the prohibition or forced mandates of private contracts between individuals and businesses regarding the delivery of health care related products and services is not a delegated power to the Federal government by the Constitution, 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Osceola County 

Republican Executive Committee:

1)  Supports in its entirety  the Florida Health Care Freedom Act , House HJR 37 and Senate SJR 72,

2) And demands all compulsory federal legislation that directs Florida citizens to comply under threat of civil  penalties or sanctions, or requires the Florida state government to pass legislation or lose federal funding, be prohibited or repealed. 

3)  We proclaim that the exercising of health care decisions is a right retained by the State of Florida and the people.  

George Jackow---Chairman 

Mark Cross---State Committeeman 

Sherry Goad---State Committeewoman 

Frank Attkisson---Vice-Chairman 

Michael Neal---Secretary 

Berniece Matthews---Treasurer

OSCEOLA COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT  FLORIDA'S 10TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS AS INTRODUCED INTO THE  FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE: HM 19 AND  SM96

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States proclaims: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the  Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people," and 

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment defines the scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the Constitution of the United States and no more, and 

WHEREAS, the people of the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, now have, and have always had, rights the Federal Government may not usurp;

WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United States begins: "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,"  and many current federal laws are in direct violation of the Tenth Amendment;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Osceola County 

Republican Executive Committee:

1)  Supports in its entirety  House HM19 and Senate SM96,  the Florida 10th Amendment Resolution,

2) And demands all compulsory federal legislation that directs Florida citizens to comply under threat of civil  penalties or sanctions, or requires the Florida state government to pass legislation or lose federal funding, be prohibited or repealed. 

George Jackow---Chairman 

Mark Cross---State Committeeman 

Sherry Goad---State Committeewoman 

Frank Attkisson---Vice-Chairman 

Michael Neal---Secretary 

Berniece Matthews---Treasurer

Posted by mirand sharma on 05/18/09

I am not a formally trained economist. I am an emergency room physician.  But what does this have to do with the Federal Reserve?