Are States Declaring Sovereignty from the Federal Government?

Answer 1

States are passing laws and resolutions designed at preventing the enaction of Federal programs (notably national health care) in areas where the states have previously been the governing authority. In most cases, the states have expressed concern that the costs of such programs would have to be borne by the citizens of the state, while the actual operation was entirely overseen by a Federal bureaucracy. The states actually never gave up their sovereignty. The benefits of a Union being recognized, the states acknowledged their joint agreement to a common system. In the United States, the individual states ratified the Constitution, which mandated that the signatories could not restrict the rights of citizens under that document, nor contravene the powers granted by it to the Federal government and courts. Where state laws conflict with Federal Laws, Federal courts decide which party has the Constitutional authority in that specific instance. The 9th and 10th Amendments have been ruled not to apply in some cases regarding interstate commerce, to which Congress is given authority under Article 1, Section 8. (see related question)