Comments on: Randy Barnett and the Destruction of Federalism

By: Ancient History? State and local governments lobby D.C. for money

Ancient History? State and local governments lobby D.C. for money — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:21:27 +0000

[...] forÂ federal fundsÂ has been in place for more than a century. And since this period, it has been argued and debated, that federal grants are a means around The 10th Amendment, imposing the policy [...]

By: Michael Boldin on Randy Barnett and Federalism | Austrian Economics Blog

Michael Boldin on Randy Barnett and Federalism | Austrian Economics Blog — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:04:07 +0000

[...] just recalled interesting article by Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center, Randy Barnett and the Destruction of Federalism. I had made some comments on it to someone in email, which are adapted below. I also commented on [...]

By: Stephan Kinsella on Nullification and Secession | Tenth Amendment Center Blog

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:30:07 +0000

[...] Stephan Kinsella, has written a blog post discussing an article that I wrote earlier this year. â€œRandy Barnett and the Destruction of Federalism.â€ Iâ€™m more than honored that Mr Kinsella has take the time to write a blog entry on my article. [...]

By: Michael Boldin on Randy Barnett and Federalism - Economics -

Michael Boldin on Randy Barnett and Federalism - Economics - — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:04:00 +0000

By: Michael Boldin on Randy Barnett and Federalism

Michael Boldin on Randy Barnett and Federalism — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:27:39 +0000

By: State and local governments lobby D.C. for money

State and local governments lobby D.C. for money — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:36:04 +0000

By: Constitutional Wisdom from Randy Barnett | Tenth Amendment Center Blog

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:18:47 +0000

[...] I haven’t been too friendly to some of the solutions that Randy Barnett has offered for the problems we face, but – in regards to an original understanding of the purpose and intention of the Constitution, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone better. [...]

By: Secession Week Blogging: Thursday – Federalism (Secession Lite) « Let A Thousand Nations Bloom

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:37:47 +0000

[...] by Stephan Kinsella at Mises,Â Ilya Somin at Volokh (who has some excellent comments), and Michael Boldin at theÂ Tenth Amendment [...]

By: Rod Newbound

Rod Newbound — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:25:55 +0000

Just as concerning is this statement by Barnett, ” But state legislatures have a real power under the Constitution by which to resist the growth of federal power: They can petition Congress for a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution.” A Constitutional Convention opens the door to anything! A really bad idea.

By: Michael Boldin

Michael Boldin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:50:19 +0000

Thanks, Robert. I do believe that a con con, especially in the form that Barnett is proposing, is an effort to actually expand the powers of the federal government. If our goal is to reduce its size and scope, I can’t even imagine supporting anything that would or could do the opposite.