“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.”
Thanks to a growing number of unconstitutional federal programs, local law enforcement in almost every jurisdiction has been drawn in as tools of a national police state the founders would’ve despised. But states aren’t required to participate, even under modern...
DETROIT, Mich. (Oct. 17, 2022) – Last week, the Detroit City Council narrowly approved an expansion of the city’s controversial ShotSpotter gun control surveillance technology. But instead of using COVID stimulus money as initially planned, the funding...
Last week Congress passed a continuing resolution and then adjourned until after the election. When Congress reconvenes, it will almost certainly pass a multi-billion dollars aid package for those impacted by Hurricane Ian. This spending will likely be labeled...
When you give the federal government your purse strings, you’re giving the federal government control. The feds use their funding to control local policy. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For More...
The founders recognized that power over the “purse strings” was a substantial one – as governments throughout history used that to control the people. Today, this is seen in huge ways, as federal “grant” programs are consistently used to nationalize local...