Collins Report

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

The Tenth Amendment showdown is coming. A Supreme Court test case on the power of the Tenth Amendment is coming.

There are several possibilities, but here’s my list.

Homeland Security has withdrawn the authority to round up illegals from Maricopa Arizona County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio won’t back down rightly claiming he works for Maricopa County not the federal government.

Gun control laws

When the USSC invalidated the handgun laws of the District of Columbia, Chicago passed an even more restrictive law and dared Second Amendment supporters to challenge it, and the NRA has.

When Chicago loses it will create a power vacuum in states. Conservative states’ governments won’t stand for the new restrictive laws certain to be passed by their liberal controlled cities like Dallas, Houston, New Orleans in response to Chicago’s defeat. Those laws will be supported by Obama’s Justice Department and will bring about a 10th Amendment test case on gun control laws.

Overreaching EPA

The Federal EPA is choking off water from the farms in California’s San Joaquin Valley to save a fish. California might not bring a 10th Amendment case to fight this outrage, but it’s very possible the state of Florida will defeat the federal government’s edict to stop sport fishing in the Gulf of Mexico by using the 10th Amendment.

Obama’s sellout to the UN on “Climate change”

Kerry and Boxer will roll approval of a treaty with the UN to force America to “pay” for our supposed “climate change crimes against humanity” into a new Cap and Trade package in an effort to sneak it into law. A 10th Amendment case against this from Texas and/or other states wouldn’t be surprising.

What do you think it will be? Write me at kcoachc@gmail.com let’s decide what to push for our test case.

When the results of this survey are in I’ll revisit this question. The Tenth Amendment is our magic Jedi sword handed down to us by our wise Founding Fathers. Specifically James Madison, the main author of the Bill of Rights, knew there would come a time like this when the federal government would over reach and grow large enough to choke off the rights of the individual states. Madison understood the Federal Government is a creation of the sates NOT the other way around so he crafted the Tenth Amendment to give us a way to fight back..

Let me know what you think about this situation. It is a vital conversation we need to have.

This day in history October 27,

1964 Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of Republican candidate for president Barry Goldwater. The speech launched his political career and came to be known as “A Time for Choosing.”

Comments on this or any other Collins Report essay can be sent to kcoachc “at” gmail.com