The General Welfare Clause Doesn’t Mean What They Tell You It Means
Most people will tell you that the general welfare clause expands federal power. Most people are wrong. In fact, the general welfare clause imposes limits on federal power. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For...
Your Rights Trump Federal Power
In baseball, a tie goes to the runner. When determining the extent of federal power, the tie goes to the states and the people. Anytime there is the possibility of ambiguity in a rule, there has to be some agreed-upon way to resolve potential disputes. In baseball, if...
Federalism Is Beautiful!
Last week, The New York Times ran an article that exemplifies the current Constitutional ignorance in the United States. While the article was ostensibly about the “independent state legislature doctrine,” the subtitle grabbed my attention: “Races in...