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KMBZ-AM radio talk-show host Darla Jaye, foreground, was among the hundreds who attended a rally at the Statehouse on Friday to support passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1615. Supporters said the measure would send a message to Congress and the president that Kansas is sovereign under the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Supporters said they are tired of the federal government "overstepping the bounds."

Published on January 15, 2010

Alex Abramovitz of Shawnee and Jane Henry of Lenexa were among those who rode a chartered bus to the Kansas Statehouse to demonstrate their frustration with the federal government. Abramovitz said he didn't like the way the federal government had been operating at least since the administration of Woodrow Wilson.

Published on January 15, 2010

The hearing room for the Senate Judiciary Committee was overflowing on Friday. Hundreds more people thronged the hallways listening to the proceedings on SCR 1615 over loudspeakers. Members of the crowd, many part of the Tea Party movement, said they were tired of the federal government's overspending.

Published on January 15, 2010

Many of the supporters of SCR 1615 wore bright orange t-shirts printed with words from the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Published on January 15, 2010

Radio call-in host Darla Jaye said the Tea Party movement has been growing steadily since last April. She used her show to encourage people to attend Friday's 10th Amendment rally at the Kansas Statehouse.

Published on January 15, 2010