X. 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.
February 6, 2013
Here Are the States Saying "No Thanks" to Drone Flyovers 02-06-13
Good. It's becoming more and more obvious that the federal government is not only refusing the truly protect our liberties, but is, in fact, one of the greatest current threats to them!
January 31, 2013
- Wyoming House votes to block proposed federal firearms regulations 01-31-13
How can the Supreme Court affirm that federal law supercedes state law when the Tenth Amendment remains a valid part of the Constitution, eh? Sure, the feds can threaten and can coerce (and they regularly do, most often by threatning to withhold federal funding for one thing or another), but can they effectively nullify the Tenth Amendment? I'm not so sure about that!
January 28, 2013
- Georgia's Jury Nullification Act 01-26-13
I agree with the lawmaker that's working on this particular piece of legislation, and I'm glad Georgia at least is working to do something about the deliberate ingorance of so many jurors. It's wonderful that a state is doing something on its own to counteract various and sundry federally made decisions that effectively conspired to take lawful authority away from juries, but I believe that this matter also deserves to be federally addressed!
January 25, 2013
- Mississippi bill would nullify federal laws 01-24-13
Thanks to the usual suspects (you guessed it: Democrats, for whom there's nothing that isn't the government's business), passing the bill could prove difficult at best. But it's a brave first foray, and it's eminently sensible if you consider facts over feelings.
About the Tenth Amendment
One of the most contentious points in the formation of a Federal government came from the individual states. The states didn't want to lose the ability to make regional decisions nor to be subject to an overriding power from a distant national capital. The Tenth Amendment was written to reassure the states that they would remain largely in charge within their own borders.
Until the mid-19th century, the Tenth Amendment was often cited by state governments to prevent Federal regulation of everything from taxation to interstate commerce. Since 1837, however, various rulings have mitigated the perceived power of the Tenth Amendment, and such matters as a Federal income tax were subsequently upheld in the courts.
The Constitution specifically charged the federal government with the regulation of interstate commerce so as to ensure a smooth flow of goods from state to state regardless of state laws and requirements. Since the Constitution and Bill of Rights were implemented, the federal government has more and more often used that authority as reason to regulate as well as to curb state powers and autonomy. In recent years, the federal regulation of interstate commerce has interfered with everything from medical marijuana laws to gun control measures. As these cases reach the courts, the federal government has yet to definitively lose.
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