Petition Drive

Ends with local meetings at 5 pm, Saturday, January 16th

Idaho State Sovereignty Petition to Legislators

to nullify unconstitutional federal laws

Click Here for a Printable Petition

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows: “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, in 2009, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of Idaho passed House Joint Memorial 4, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution; and

WHEREAS, with concerns about privacy, funding and more, Idaho was one of 25 states over the past 2 years that passed resolutions and binding laws denouncing and refusing to implement the REAL ID Act, the implementation of which has been delayed numerous times in response to this massive state resistance, and in practice, is virtually null and void; and

WHEREAS, a reading of the Constitution through the original understanding of the Founders and Ratifiers makes it quite clear that any national health care plan or national public option is not something that was delegated by the People to the Federal Government in the Constitution; and

WHEREAS, the United States Constitution declares, in Article I, Section 10, “No State shall… make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts”; and

WHEREAS, any firearms made and retained in Idaho are beyond the authority of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the states;

THEREFORE: We the People of Idaho urge our legislature:

• to nullify any future national health care plan,

• to nullify federal legal tender laws by authorizing payment in gold and silver or electronic transactions backed 100% by gold or silver, and

• to nullify unconstitutional federal laws and regulations on firearms, accessories, or ammunition manufactured and retained in Idaho.

Politicians are afraid to take a stand lest they offend any constituency. If we expect our state government to courageously stand up to the federal government, it's going to take a sufficient number of constituents demanding it. The purpose of the Idaho State Sovereignty Petition is to encourage legislators and hold them accountable.

How many pages of signatures can you collect from your neighbors? Read about one Campaign for Liberty member's adventure, Petitioning on a Cold Idaho Afternoon, and see how easy it is.

This is our final push to gather petition signatures before we Converge on the Capital and deliver them. We hope you will join us but if you are unable to make it to Boise on the 18th, there are a couple of options for getting your petitions to your legislators. You will need to make three copies and keep your originals so you can report your legislators' voting record back to the signers.

1. You could mail copies to your Senator and two Representatives by Friday the 15th: 
   

   Who's My Legislator?
   

   How To Contact Legislators
   

2. You could bring copies for your Senator and two Representatives to a local meeting at 5 pm, Saturday the 16th. We would like to encourage everyone to get together with other local patriots to have a brainstorming session and build the teamwork and camaraderie necessary to stay informed and motivated.

Each area only needs one patriot willing to get the organizational ball rolling by posting a local meeting location. Check the comments to see if anyone has posted a location in Your City, ID. If not, consider posting a local meeting location in the comments.