“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.”
The Constitution enumerates the powers of the federal government. But has anyone listed the exclusive powers of states—the realm the federal government may not invade without violating the Constitution? When discussing state authority, the Founders usually pointed out...
Excerpted from the paper, “James Madison’s Celebrated Report of 1800: The Transformation of the Tenth Amendment” The historical precursor to the Tenth Amendment was Article II of the Articles of Confederation, which declared that, “Each state retains its...
As both sides complete a major struggle over which path that our country was/is on, one of the finer points that has been ignored is the simple fact that neither vision of America is in pursuance of the Constitution. The president is neither supposed to aid nor...
by Josh Eboch Most articles that seek to demonize the Tenth Amendment movement are so rife with logical and intellectual fallacies that even responding to them is a waste of time. However, in the case of Dan Casey, blogger for the Roanoke Times, an exception must be...
by Geoff Broughton, Colorado Tenth Amendment Center There is a line from a pop song that goes, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose…â€, but is that Freedom? Is it the ability to do whatever you want to do? “If it feels good, do it?†Is that...