Commerce Clause
Most of the Federal Administrative State is Unconstitutional
Supporters of the monster state justify most federal power under a twisted version of the commerce clause – claiming the power “to regulate Commerce … among the several States” gives them power over pretty much anything and everything. But they’re lying....
The real Commerce Clause – as the Founders knew it
Does the Constitution’s Commerce Clause really entitle the federal government to tell us what kind of toilets we can use? Or prescribe our light bulbs? Or force us into government controlled health care? Or tell us we can’t drain a swamp on our own property? Congress...
To “Regulate Commerce” Does Not Mean They Can Regulate Everything
The power to regulate commerce is not the power for the government to regulate whatever it wants. But that’s how they use it today. How did this happen? They changed the definition of the word commerce. In the founding era, commerce basically meant trade. As Rob...
Words Mean Things
Words mean things. But the definition of words changes over time. So, how should we understand the Constitution? Jame Madison told us. We look back to its meaning when it was ratified. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center...A "living and breathing" #Constitution is really a dead one. @mmaharrey10th#truth #politics #liberty #10thAmendment pic.twitter.com/NaFvB7SaH3
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