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2009 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (Send note to Congress requesting it honor 10th Amendment) (Senate Roll Call 460)

Passed in the Senate (33 to 0) on September 17, 2009, to send a note to Congress stating that the Michigan Senate and House think they should honor Michigan's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment over all powers not enumerated and granted to the federal government. The measure has no force of law, and requires no further actions on this issue by the legislature. [History, Amendments & Comments]

The vote was 33 in favor, 0 opposed, and 4 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 460 at Senate Journal 0)

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Legislators (Republican)
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9919%
21 total votes
Legislators (Democrat)
871387%
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128812%
16 total votes
Voters
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1 total vote

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The following legislators supported 2009 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (Send note to Congress requesting it honor 10th Amendment):

Allen (R) Anderson (D) Barcia (D) Basham (D) Birkholz (R) Bishop (R)
Brater (D) Brown (R) Cassis (R) Cherry (D) Clark-Coleman (D) Clarke (D)
Cropsey (R) George (R) Gilbert (R) Hardiman (R) Hunter (D) Jacobs (D)
Jansen (R) Kahn (R) Kuipers (R) McManus (R) Olshove (D) Pappageorge (R)
Patterson (R) Prusi (D) Richardville (R) Sanborn (R) Scott (D) Stamas (R)
Switalski (D) Van Woerkom (R) Whitmer (D)    

The following legislators opposed 2009 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (Send note to Congress requesting it honor 10th Amendment):

The following legislators did not vote on 2009 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (Send note to Congress requesting it honor 10th Amendment):

Garcia (R) Gleason (D) Jelinek (R) Thomas (D)

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1) Re: 2009 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 [by LibertyPaine on August 21, 2009]

Hooray! One more step toward reclaiming our liberty!


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2) Re: 2009 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 [by beverlytran on March 7, 2009]

Bravo!


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3) Re: 2009 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 [by Dktubbs on March 5, 2009]

 Yes, this bill should pass.  The federal government continues to burden the states with unfunded mandates while encroaching on the rights of citizens.  Something must be done to stop the feds.


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