“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 Introduction One theory about the origin of the children’s poem, “Jack and Jillâ€, is that it was a stealth protest against actions by King Charles I of England during his reign from 1625 until his execution in...
by Will Pitts, Chairman, Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida Great things are happening across America. The actions of a few brave and noble state legislators and state officers around the Republic may well demonstrate that the most important election in the nation...
EDITOR’S NOTE: On August 14, 1935, the Social Security Act was signed by FDR. The following article, originally published in 2005, examines the Act and the entire system of Social Security, from a Constitutional perspective. After President Bush put forth his...
by Gary Wood, Utah Tenth Amendment Center Throughout the brief history of the United States we have encountered periods of conflict between federalism and nationalism. Each period contains struggles pitting political powers attempting to concentrate governing...
by Brian Roberts, Texas Tenth Amendment Center Obama, the great centralizer, recently stated that he was looking for the right ass to kick. With this now famous statement he hoped to divert public attention from the failures of centralized power and begin to set a...
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...