Arizona – HCR 2034 - Abolish Federal Government - State Sovereignty

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¦ REFERENCE TITLE: abolish federal government; state sovereignty ¦
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¦ State of Arizona ¦
¦ House of Representatives ¦
¦ Forty-fourth Legislature ¦
¦ Second Regular Session ¦
¦ 2000 ¦
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¦ HCR 2034 ¦
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¦ Introduced by ¦
¦ Representatives Johnson, Cooley ¦
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS OCCUR.

Whereas, on July 4, 1776, our founding fathers proclaimed that the people had the right to
alter or abolish their government and declared thirteen British colonies to be free and
independent, or sovereign, states; and

Whereas, on March 1, 1781, the thirteen states formed a central government they called the
United States of America under a charter known as the Articles of Confederation and
Perpetual Union, which stated that "each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and
independence"; and

Whereas, on September 17, 1787, the leaders of the Continental Congress signed the present
Constitution of the United States, which was then transmitted to the thirteen states for
ratification and the formation of a new central government; and

Whereas, several of the states delayed ratification of the Constitution and three states made
clear their position regarding sovereignty by stating that "the powers of government may be
resumed by the people whensoever it shall become necessary to their happiness"; and

Whereas, eventually all thirteen of the independent states ratified the Constitution of the
United States and joined the new Union, while retaining their sovereignty as states. The states
made the new central government sovereign only to the extent that the states delegated to it
limited and specific powers; and

Whereas, the Constitution of the United States is merely a treaty among sovereigns, and
under treaty law when one party violates the treaty the other parties are automatically
released from further adherence to it unless they wish to continue; and

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Whereas, the fifty current principals, or signatories, to the treaty have done well in honoring
and obeying it, yet the federal agent has, for decades, violated it in both word and spirit. The
many violations of the Constitution of the United States by the federal government include
disposing of federal property without the approval of Congress, usurping jurisdiction from the
states in such matters as abortion and firearms rights and seeking control of public lands
within state borders; and

Whereas, under Article V, Constitution of the United States, three-fourths of the states may
abolish the federal government. In the alternative, if the states choose to exercise their
inherent right as sovereigns, fewer than thirty-eight states may lawfully choose to ignore
Article V, Constitution of the United States, and establish a new federal government for
themselves by following the precedent established by Article VII, Constitution of the United
States, in which nine of the existing thirteen states dissolved the existing Union under the
Articles of Confederation and automatically superceded the Articles.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:

1. That when or if the President of the United States, the Congress of the United States or any
other federal agent or agency declares the Constitution of the United States to be suspended
or abolished, if the President or any other federal entity attempts to institute martial law or its
equivalent without an official declaration in one or more of the states without the consent of
that state or if any federal order attempts to make it unlawful for individual Americans to own
firearms or to confiscate firearms, the State of Arizona, when joined by thirty-four of the other
fifty states, declares as follows: that the states resume all state powers delegated by the
Constitution of the United States and assume total sovereignty; that the states re-ratify and
re-establish the present Constitution of the United States as the charter for the formation of a
new federal government, to be followed by the election of a new Congress and President and
the reorganization of a new judiciary, similarly following the precedent and procedures of the
founding fathers; that individual members of the military return to their respective states and
report to the Governor until a new President is elected; that each state assume a negotiated,
prorated share of the national debt; that all land within the borders of a state belongs to the
state until sold or ceded to the central government by the state's Legislature and Governor;
and that once thirty-five states have agreed to form a new government, each of the remaining
fifteen be permitted to join the new confederation on application.

2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this Resolution to the
President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the
United States House of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State of
Arizona.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/44leg/2r/bills/hcr2034p.htm

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