Supremacy Doesn’t Mean What Most People Think It Means
The supremacy clause is limited by three key words that always seem to get left out.
The post Supremacy Doesn’t Mean What Most People Think It Means first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.It’s Not “Game Over!”
People in government rarely give up their power. That's why we live under the biggest government in history. But it's not all bad news. It's not "game over!"
The post It’s Not “Game Over!” first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Emergency Powers are Forever
Once ANY government is allowed to overreach and expand its powers, the genie will never voluntarily go back in the bottle.
The post Emergency Powers are Forever first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Distractions, Scapegoats, and Rot
while Americans remain focused on the distractions and the scapegoats, the rot at the center of the Empire keeps eating away at the fabric of American society, just like cancer does.
The post Distractions, Scapegoats, and Rot first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.It’s Not Protect and Serve; It’s Command and Control
When government people say they want to "protect you," they usually mean they want to control you.
The post It’s Not Protect and Serve; It’s Command and Control first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Is it on the List?
The Constitution lists all of the federal government's powers.
The post Is it on the List? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.How Did America Survive Without an Espionage Act?
No one can deny that the United States did not fall into the ocean during those 140 years when it didn’t have an Espionage Act. So, the question naturally arises: How did the country survive without an Espionage Act for almost a century and a half?
The post How Did America Survive Without an Espionage Act? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.To “Regulate Commerce” Does Not Mean They Can Regulate Everything
But as they always seem to do -- the federal government took this relatively limited power and ran with it.
The post To “Regulate Commerce” Does Not Mean They Can Regulate Everything first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.The Myth of Absolute Federal Supremacy
Most people think the supremacy clause in the Constitution means the federal government can do whatever it wants. Under this warped theory of constitutional interpretation, the mere fact that Congress does something makes it the "supreme law of the land."
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Living under the largest government in history is not the “land of the free,” and it’s not even close. But how did things get like this? Here are the top-5 reasons - the primary drivers of the monster state today.
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