Whenever we talk about a state refusing to cooperate with the enforcement of a federal law or the implementation of a federal program, some naysayer will almost always tell us, “That won’t work! The feds will just cut funding to that state.” But the truth is, this threat is way overblown.
In fact, the feds are very limited in the funding they can cut.
For Further Reading
Anti-Commandeering: An overview of five major Supreme Court cases
Anti-Commandeering Doctrine: An Introduction
Michael Maharrey [send him email] is the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center. He is from the original home of the Principles of '98 - Kentucky and currently resides in northern Florida. See his blog archive here and his article archive here.He is the author of the book, Our Last Hope: Rediscovering the Lost Path to Liberty., and Constitution Owner's Manual. You can visit his personal website at MichaelMaharrey.com and like him on Facebook HERE
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