“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.”
by Steve Palmer, Pennsylvania Tenth Amendment Center Last week, President Obama addressed the nation on the BP oil spill in the gulf of Mexico. In addition to the immediate problem, the president also discussed long term energy policy, saying, “For decades,...
by Timothy Reeves, Oregon Tenth Amendment Center Article V of the US Constitution set out the manner in which the document is to be changed for societal/cultural/justice serving reasons. The text of this article reads: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both...
by Gary Wood, Utah Tenth Amendment Center Pres. Harry Truman made the phrase, “the buck stops here†famous. Pres. Obama has embraced a similar stance with his often used “the buck stops with me†line. Every president between Truman and Obama have told the...
by Derek Sheriff, Arizona Tenth Amendment Center What is Usurpation? If there is a term that I wish would become a household word to be used again by every American in their daily political discussions, it would be the word “usurpation”. Yes, I would love...
by Andy Quesnelle, Pennsylvania Tenth Amendment Center If the finest hour for the people of East Germany occurred with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, one of the lowest moments occurred just over one month before. On October 7, 1989, East German...
