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This Concurrent Resolution asserts that the State of New Jersey claims sovereignty over all powers not specifically given to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, as outlined in the Tenth Amendment, which states that any powers not delegated to the federal government or prohibited to the states are reserved for the states or the people. The resolution frames the federal government as an agent of the states and demands that it stop imposing mandates that exceed its constitutionally granted authority, referencing past Supreme Court rulings that have limited the federal government's ability to commandeer state legislative and regulatory processes. Copies of this resolution will be sent to federal officials, including the President, Vice President, and members of Congress.