“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.”
Approved unanimously on June 12, 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, drafted primarily by George Mason, is one of the most important founding documents that many people have never even heard of. It influenced the text of the Declaration of Independence as well...
A lot of people think we can solve our problems by electing the right people. But the problem isn’t the people. The problem is power. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For Further Information 10th...
Most people associate passage of amendments in the 1st Congress with the dogged persistence of Rep. James Madison. But if it weren’t for the efforts of patriots like Richard Henry Lee, Samuel Adams, George Mason and John Hancock, he may never have had the opportunity....
Even though many people credit Thomas Jefferson for the natural rights principles in the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson himself pointed out that he didn’t invent those ideas. Instead, he wrote, he had adopted the “harmonizing sentiments of the...
Today in history, on October 2, 1789, President of the United States George Washington sent proposed copies of the Bill of Rights to the states which were to consider, debate, and decide whether or not to adopt the list of restrictions upon the power of the general...