“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.”
Do you want to stop overreaching federal power? James Madison told us exactly how to do it. Refuse to cooperate with officers of the union. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) FOR MORE INFORMATION Federalist #46...
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...
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...
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...
Most people think the supremacy clause in the Constitution means anything and everything the feds do is “supreme.” “Most people” are wrong. The supremacy clause is limited by three key words that always seem to get left out. View this post on...