Solutions

State’s Rights

I’ve had the opportunity in recent months to visit with thousands of Alabamians across the state; and repeatedly, one of the biggest concerns shared with me is the increasingly troubling trend by the federal government to invade their lives in unprecedented ways.

I share those concerns. Federal mandates, whether we’re talking about intrusive proposals that would require every person to buy health insurance coverage, force states to permanently expand their unemployment compensation benefit laws in exchange for short-term stimulus money, take away a worker’s right to private ballot voting in union elections, or force compliance with unfair, unproven and expensive environmental regulations, are cropping up everywhere.

I believe the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was put there for a reason, and that it provides a vital protection against unwarranted federal intrusion. And I believe the nation’s governors should be responsible to the citizens of their states as the first line of defense against damaging and far-reaching federal infringements.
As governor, I assure you my administration will use every means available to us within the law to stand up against attempts by the federal government to undermine or usurp Alabama’s sovereign state rights.