“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 Walt Garlington Interest in the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution continues to grow as citizens and state and local government officials consider ways to protect their authority from federal intrusion. From Louisiana to New Hampshire to Washington state, 10th...
by Rob Natelson Americans have been dipping into the history of the Founding Era for clues as to how to get our country out of its current mess. Here’s an instructive story: In 1783, the Constitution had not yet been written, and Congress was operating under the...
Famed legal theorist Randy Barnett has quite an interesting article up in the Wall Street Journal entitled, The Case for a Federalism Amendment. In it, he proposes a Constitutional Amendment as a way to stop the federal government from exercising powers beyond that...
State resistance to REAL ID is growing. The Associated Press reports from New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Legislature took a baby step Tuesday toward rejecting what they say amounts to the creation of a national ID card. The House Transportation Committee voted...
The Associated Press Reports: The Senate is moving toward its first vote in more than a decade on the line-item veto, and it’s remarkable how much has changed – particularly the positions of many of the major players. At issue is a watered-down GOP measure...
