“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.”
The general welfare clause does not mean “whatever they want.” But that’s how most people treat it today. James Madison called this notion “absurd.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center...
General welfare does not mean “do whatever in the hell you want.” The general welfare clause is limited – even big-government-loving Alexander Hamilton agreed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center...
Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that the general Welfare clause in the Constitution gives the federal government the power to do pretty much anything and everything. And since the federal courts have adopted the Hamiltonian view over the Madisonian...
A letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Times demonstrates the lack of understanding of the Constitution that unfortunately characterizes many, if not most, Americans. The letter writer states: “We should demand that all elected officials commit to fighting to end...
Continuing his theme of warning against consolidation, or centralization of power, Brutus looks at the taxing power and general welfare, warning that politicians would use ambiguities to expand central power and eventually “swallow up the state governments.” He also...