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Grants
State Bill
NO-PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL GRANTS
WHEREAS, the United States Constitution created the federal government to be one of limited powers and scope; and
WHEREAS, it has become apparant that the Congress of the United States has, over the years, attempted to expand its duties beyond the limited framework of the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Congress has created a myriad of special programs, that proport to be beneficial to the states, which are in reality detrimental to the states as the said programs place restrictions on the states in violation of the United States Constitution; and
WHERAS, the constitutional formula for distribution of surplus federal monies (when such surplus exists) is unconstitutionally cirumvented by the application for and receipt of these grant monies; and
WHEREAS the legislature of this state, by participation with the federal government in these said programs (revenue sharing, grants in aid, etc.), is colluding with the Congress to violate the Constitution of the United States.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF (???) , that effective immediately, the State of (???) hereby rejects the receipt of any federal monies, or participation in any federal programs, that are not in conformity to the correct formula for the distribution of surplus monies; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Congress of the United States is hereby ordered by the State of to cease and desist any attempts to collect revenues from the people of the State of that will be, in kind or directly, appropriated to any federal agency or to other states through programs established in violation of the United States Constitution; and be it further
RESOLVED, that any federal revenue agent purporting to collect monies from citizens of the State of __________ in violations of the provisions of the Constitution of the United States relating to the powers of direct taxation found at Article I, Section 9, Clause 4 of said Constitution of the United States shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $25,000, nor more than $100,000, or imprisioned in the state penetentiary not less than 1 year, nor more than 5 years, or both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court; and be it further
RESOLVED, that copies of this bill be forwarded to the two United States Senators who are representatives of the State of (???) in the Congress Assembled to verify the intent of this legislature to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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