Evidence on the Powers the Constitution Leaves Exclusively to the States
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...
A Brief History of the Tenth Amendment
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...
Monopoly Government
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...