Important Message for All Texas State GOP Convention Delegates

Important Message for All Texas State GOP Convention Delegates

By

James Scott Trimm

As you all know, I have written you in the past about the need for Texas to pass a Texas Sovereignty Act to claim our Constitutional right for our state to determine for itself whether or not a Texas law is Constitutional, or whether or not a Federal law, policy, executive action or legal ruling is Constitutional.  If you have not read my blog: How Texas Can Reclaim Our Sovereignty <click here> you should definitely read it.

I am delighted to report that language supporting the Texas Sovereignty Act was included in the SD9 Republican platform under the Sub Heading "Reaffirm Texas Sovereignty as Reserved Under the 10th Amendment, United States Constitution" as follows:

"We require the Texas Legislature to ignore, oppose, refuse, and nullify any act of any branch of the federal government which infringes upon the states' or people's Constitutionally protected rights in accordance with the 10th Amendment. And we also require the Texas Legislature to pass binding legislation claiming and enacting the right of our state to judge for itself whether a state law is unconstitutional, or whether a federal law, policy, action or ruling is unauthorized or undelegated by the U.S. Constitution.  Police power is reserved to the states by the U.S. Constitution. Therefore, all federal law enforcement activities conducted in Texas must be conducted under the auspices of the county sheriff with jurisdiction in that county."

The platform also states that “Texas Sovereignty / 10th Amendment” legislation should be a legislative priority in the 85th Legislative Session.

This platform was sent with the others to be considered by the the State Convention!  

I was a delegate to my Senatorial District Convention where I introduced the italicized language as an amendment from the floor which was seconded and voted in overwhelmingly by the general assembly.  I thank also the 9th Senatorial Convention Resolutions committee for using the phrase "any branch of the federal government" which was also inspired by the Texas Sovereignty Act resolution.

Unfortunately my wife's health made it impossible to serve as a delegate to the State convention, so I cannot see this though myself.  I am asking those of you who are to catch this pass and run it to the finish line! 

If you are a delegate to the state convention, please help make sure this key language makes it into our state platform!  This may require making a motion  to amend the proposed platform from the floor as I did successfully at the district level. 

If you are on the resolutions/platform committee, please do your best to see that this language makes it through the process.