Federalism
On Thought Control and Same Sex Marriage
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...
Only Our State Legislatures Can Save Us Now!
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...
Is Social Security Constitutional?
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...
Interposition is the cousin of nullification
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...