http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2012/10/12/a-government-of-implied-powers/ Concordia res Parvae Crescunt Tue, 21 May 2013 18:42:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2012/10/12/a-government-of-implied-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-924463 The 10th Amendment. | Louisiana Jeff Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:45:34 +0000 http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/?p=13225#comment-924463 [...] Many of the Founding Fathers were worried that the constitution would lead to a powerful Federal government.  They had just fought a costly war to throw off the chains of a strong centralized government and did not want to have another one established to replace it.  The 10th amendment made it clear that there were strong limits on the Federal government, leaving the majority of the governing powers with the States and, most importantly, the people themselves.  This amendment has been mostly ignored since the time of Lincoln and that’s a terrible shame.  With this power, the States can unite and nullify unconstitutional  laws passed by the Federal government: “ Nullification is premised on the legal, government, and constitutional principle that any law passed without a proper grant of authority is null and void, and unenforceable.  Nullification is the inherent right and duty of every State to declare when the federal government (their creation) has exceeded the bounds of authority delegated to it under the Constitution and then to refuse to allow that law to be enforced within its borders.” ~ 10th Amendment Center [...]

]]> http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2012/10/12/a-government-of-implied-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-924461 theCL Report: A Tinfoil Hat Might Protect You Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:05:05 +0000 http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/?p=13225#comment-924461 [...] A Government of Implied Powers? [...]

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