“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Supporters of the monster state claim that Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution gives the federal government the power to regulate and control everything from healthcare, to what kind of lightbulbs we can buy, and just about anything in between. But this...
While the federal government has some authority to regulate electricity flowing across state lines under the commerce clause, the federal government has seized much more power than it was legitimately delegated. As I reported earlier, on Sept. 28, 2017, Secretary of...
The “Commerce Clause” in 2 Minutes TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. Supporters of the monster state want you to believe the feds can do just about...
Most Americans assume there are legal grounds for all of the federal government’s regulation of economic activity. But the reality is that aside from narrowly defined and limited powers, the feds lack any constitutional authority to control the broader economy,...
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. “Under the Constitution, the delegated power to regulate “commerce among the several states” does not include a power to mandate commerce, or prohibit...
CONVENTION OF 1787. Farrand, Max, ed. The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787. The want of authy. in Congs. to regulate Commerce had produced in Foreign nations particularly G. B. a monopolizing policy injurious to the trade of the U. S. and destructive to...