by the Constitution Party National Committee – April 2011 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Whereas, Article VI, paragraph 2 of the US Constitution stipulates “This Constitution…shall be the supreme law of the Land;” and

Whereas, Article I, Section 1 decrees “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, …”, and

Whereas, Article I, Section 8 has eighteen paragraphs that delegate the specified powers of Congress, and

Whereas, Article I, Section 8 paragraph 18 authorizes “Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the forgoing powers” , and

Whereas, Amendments IX and X declare that the powers delegated in Article I, Section 8 are all of the legislative powers Congress has, and

Whereas, matters dealing with health care, medical care, and insurance are not listed as among the powers on which Congress may legislate, therefore, be it

Resolved, that the Constitution Party National Committee calls on the Senators and Representatives to the U.S. Congress to honor their oath to obey the US Constitution by rescinding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and be it further

Resolved, that the Constitution Party National Committee encourage the legislatures of the several states to exercise their sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to deny implementation of said act.