“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.”
Less than one month into the 2015 state legislative season and the Tenth Amendment Center counts more than 200 bills seeking to block or limit federal power. Sponsored by both Democrats and Republicans, these bills range from narrowly focused legislation that would...
The state-level effort to turn off water and electricity to the National Security Agency (NSA) got a major boost today as legislators in Tennessee introduced a bill to ban the state from providing material support to the federal agency. A long-standing secretive NSA...
For Immediate release: Dec. 9, 2013 An Arizona state senator has committed to take on the National Security Agency spy machine. Sen. Kelli Ward announced Monday that she plans to introduce the Fourth Amendment Protection Act to stop her state from supporting the NSA...
For Immediate Release: Nov. 12, 2013 On Tuesday, the Tenth Amendment Center joined with a wide-ranging coalition of organizations to officially launch a campaign to stop NSA spying. The OffNow campaign will focus on state and local efforts to undermine the NSA’s...
For immediate release: May 7, 2013 Recent polling data indicates nullification has entered the mainstream. A Rasmussen poll released Monday indicates more than one-third of Americans favor their state blocking federal gun control laws if it considers them...
For Immediate Release: April 26, 2013 Florida state and local law enforcement agencies utilizing drones will now do so under carefully prescribed limits. On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott signed The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act into law. “I like...