AS HISTORY SPINS IN CIRCLES AND THE REALITY OF WAR DRAWS NEARER

"Frustrated by recent political setbacks, tea party leaders and some conservative members of the Oklahoma Legislature say they would like to create a new volunteer militia to help defend against what they believe are improper federal infringements on state sovereignty.

Tea party movement leaders say they've discussed the idea with several supportive lawmakers and hope to get legislation next year to recognize a new volunteer force. They say the unit would not resemble militia groups that have been raided for allegedly plotting attacks on law enforcement officers.

"Is it scary? It sure is," said tea party leader Al Gerhart of Oklahoma City, who heads an umbrella group of tea party factions called the Oklahoma Constitutional Alliance. "But when do the states stop rolling over for the federal government?"
Yahoo

This is the next and most logical step for those that support the intent and clear meaning of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. I've written about this many times before in an attempt to help people understand exactly what state sovereignty entails.

The Bill of Rights was written to calm the fears of the Anti-Federalists (Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, et al) that the Constitution, in replacing the Articles of Confederation, was going to grant too much power to the Federal Government, reducing the people and the states to subjects. The Second Amendment and the Tenth are inextricably linked in their purpose and intent to defend the sovereignty of the people and the states from a coercive and overbearing central government.

As we see more and more states begin to attempt to exercise their Constitutional powers under the Tenth Amendment they must either prepare to defend those powers with the means allowed for by our founders or abandon their efforts. Because, if the states think that the federal government is going to allow them to reestablish their sovereign authority over it may I remind you of the last time they tried this? Yesterday was the 149th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter after the U.S. government refused to recognize the sovereignty of South Carolina and attempted to resupply the fort, forcing South Carolina to defend it's border and plunging the nation into war.

While Oklahoma may be the first to consider the use of citizen militias to defend its sovereignty, if this push for Tenth Amendment rights continues, it won't be the last. I fully support the states in their attempt to reestablish their sovereignty and through this to protect the rights of their citizens. I just hope they have considered the outcome and what will be asked of them to carry this out.