The 10th Amendment

[fab]

Could someone please explain this amendment to me:

The Tenth Amendment restates the Constitution's principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states by the constitution of the United States are reserved to the states or the people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_A...s_Constitution

[H2FC]

You'll probably get a much better answer if you google it.....unless of course you just want personal opinions.

[fab]

Wikipedia has some information, which I linked to. Yes, I am looking for some opinionated discussion!

[Donald Aquilano]

It reaffirms that the federal government has limited power over the states. After all it was the states that created the federal government and not vise versa.

[south]

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/

Been seriously considering developing nullification.org for awhile now.. Maybe it's getting time.

[fab]

Great link South. Seems like

Nullification: When a state ‘nullifies’ a
federal law, it is proclaiming that the law in
question is void and inoperative, or
‘non-effective,’ within the boundaries of that
state; or, in other words, not a law as far as
that state is concerned

At face value, it would appear that the Federal Government is far overstepping their rights, and that would probably solve lots of problems.

[south]

Great link South. Seems like
At face value, it would appear that the Federal Government is far overstepping their rights, and that would probably solve lots of problems.

And they've been doing it for years. It's time for an article V convention, however unlikely of it's chances of success.

Another link: http://foavc.org/

Cheers!

[Gerry]

Are you wondering how this affects a state's ability to legalize marijuana?

[JMJ]

The duties of the Federal Government the one's in bold they are and have been in serious violation of for quite some time.

Article 1 - The Legislative Branch
Section 8 - Powers of Congress

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The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A1Sec8.html