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This article sums it up pretty well.
10th Amendment, Federalism, and States' Rights | Intellectual Takeout (ITO)
My question is why does the GOP forget about the 10th when they have power at the federal level.
GWB disgusted me with several of his laws.
Prescription drugs
No Child Left Behind
TARP
A strict interpretation of the 10th would say none of this should have occured.
I believe the GOP would do well to start including this more in their talking points going forward.
Keep in low key, but slowly ramp it up.
I have to explain federalism to most of my adult friends. They think of government as the federal government.
Most can't tell you who their state senator state rep is.
But I digress....
If the GOP were to do this (provided they half meant it), I think the Tea Party and other conservative groups would rally to push for more localized government.
I want to publicly thank you for inviting me to this thread. I will read every posting of input first before commenting, and then will probably multi-quote a lot of people and respond in one fell-swoop.
My purpose for being here is to learn more background behind the 10th amendment and to also find as much historical precedent as to how it has (or has not been applied). I personally do not see this as a Right-Left issue. I see it more as a purely legal issue.
So, bear with me for a while while I research, and to use your name for a second, to listen.