Understanding The 10th Amendment

The โ€œwinnersโ€ write the history, and always in favor of their side of the โ€œargumentโ€. Government’s job is to โ€œcontrolโ€ the people. Control takes power and power comes at a price: the peopleโ€™s liberty. In a nutshell, government powerย  stands as the enemy of...

Surprise: Law Professor Misinterprets Supremacy Clause

Have you ever read an article that you were not sure what stance the author takes on the subject but presents both sides of the argument at once? I had the distinguished experience recently when I was reading the article titled โ€œSheriffs, State Lawmakers Push Back on...

Federalism and the 10th: The State Reclamation Begins

The state governments are now beginning in earnest to do something about the encroaching federal government. Way back in 1994 when the “Republican Revolutionโ€ was taking place in Congress the Republican Governors Association (RGA) โ€œadoptedโ€ a sort of...

Federalism and the 10th: The States’ Great Awakening

In Part 1 of this series, I explained how our federalism works and how the powers were divided between the states and our national government. The details showed that the states were superior to the federal government on the hierarchy scale and that the 10th amendment...