Why a Tenth Amendment?

by Rob Natelson In an earlier post, I wrote that the Tenth Amendment was adopted to reinforce the legal interpretation rule providing that if you list some items in a document, this implies that other items are excluded.  The Tenth Amendment clarified that the federal...

The Enumerated Powers of States

by Rob Natelson Our Constitution created a federal government with only enumerated powers.  All powers not listed were reserved to the states and people. That is commonly known.  What is not commonly known is that during the debate over adoption of the Constitution,...

The Constitution or Liberty

by Sheldon Richman, Foundation for Economic Education “Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress...

HJR108: State Sovereignty for Tennessee

by Susan Lynn, 57th District Rep., Tennessee State sovereignty is a big deal to state legislators; hopefully, it is to you as well. It is what keeps the federal government from over stepping its constitutional bounds. Today many state legislators, including some in...

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