What Happened to the 10th Amendment?

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According to Bob Unruh at World Net Daily, “A new wave of revolution in support of individual and states rights is developing across the United States…”

Whether on the left or the right, a growing number of people are recognizing that one-size-fits all solutions are the worst possible “solution” to issues in this country.  In response, they’re looking inward – to state governments instead of D.C. – as a way to deal with political concerns.

Bob continues:

just in the last year dozens of states have considered and seven states have passed sovereignty resolutions under the 10th Amendment. Two states have passed laws nullifying some federal firearms regulations and have faced threats from the federal government. Thirteen states now have medical marijuana provisions that directly conflict with federal laws. And several states – at least three so far – are working on constitutional amendments that would allow residents to opt-out of any future national health care plan.

Where will this lead?  Only time will tell if these state legislators will have the backbone to stand up and actually resist when the federal government disagrees.  I’m sure we’ll find some – we definitely need to support them.

About Michael Boldin

Michael Boldin [send him email] is the founder of the Tenth Amendment Center. He was raised in Milwaukee, WI, and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Follow him on twitter - @michaelboldin, on LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

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B. Johnson
B. Johnson

Simply put, although conservatives are inclined to blame the Democratic crooks who have pirated the federal government for the nation's woes, please consider the following. Citizens have only themselves to blame for the mess in DC, IMO. More specifically, citizens have evidently not been teaching the Constitution and its history to their children for many generations, particularly the enumerated principle of state sovereignty evidenced by the 10th Amendment. Consequently, special interest groups who control the media have been able to usurp state sovereignty. They have done so by misleading voters to think that the Oval Office is some kind of throne room at the expense of state sovereignty.

The following link provides more details as to how voters have shot themselves in the foot with big, corrupt federal government as a consequence of the ill-conceived, anti-state sovereignty 16th and 17th Amendments.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=199792