83R10112 BPG-F
By: White H.C.R. No. 77
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Republic of Texas existed as an independent
nation for nine years, and when it accepted admission to the Union
in 1845, it remained a free and independent state subject only to
the United States Constitution; and
WHEREAS, The United States Congress has passed laws requiring
Texas to make expenditures that are unfunded by the federal
government, which is a violation of the Tenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution; moreover, the federal government has caused the
intentional devaluation of its currency through its reckless
spending and borrowing, and this threatens the economic stability
of Texas; and
WHEREAS, The United States government has allowed the use of
its authority, credit, and goodwill for the benefit of private and
foreign concerns in violation of its own constitution; in addition,
its repeated failure to guard the border between Texas and Mexico
has forced the state to spend vast sums in order to protect its
citizens; and
WHEREAS, The federal government has further implemented
thousands of laws, mandates, and agencies in violation of the
United States Constitution and of the sovereignty of the State of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, Section 1, Article I, Texas Constitution, states
that "the perpetuity of the Union depend[s] upon the preservation
of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the
States"; Section 2, Article I, declares, "All political power is
inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on
their authority, and instituted for their benefit. The faith of the
people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican
form of government, and, subject to this limitation only, they have
at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their
government in such manner as they may think expedient"; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby reaffirm the state's sovereignty under the Texas
Constitution and the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record
as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.