Delegated Powers
Is it on the List?
The Constitution lists all of the federal government’s powers. If it’s not on the list, the Feds can’t do it. Period. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For More Information The Nature of the...
Just Because They Can Doesn’t Mean They Should
There’s a point that I think I need to clarify for some folks. Just because I point out that a government has a particular power doesn’t necessarily mean I think it should use that particular power. For instance, the federal government has the delegated...
A Tie Goes to the People
The rules of baseball are pretty clear-cut. If the runner arrives at the base before the ball, he is safe. But if the ball arrives before the runner, he’s out. But what about a tie? What if the ball and runner arrive at exactly the same time? The rules address this...
The Difference Between State Constitutional Power and Federal Constitutional Power
Stare governments are fundamentally different than the federal government and can exercise a much broader range of powers. This sometimes causes confusion and leads people to believe that state governments operate under the same limitations as the federal government....