The 10th Amendment: An Introduction
“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.” What does …
Tenth Amendment Center
New York Bill Would Ban Geolocation Tracking and Geofencing Warrants
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 15, 2020) – A bill introduced in the New York Assembly would ban geolocation tracking and geofencing warrants. Passage of the legislation would not only protect privacy …
Conservatives Believe in Federalism, Except When They Don’t
When the Constitution was adopted by the states in 1789, a federal system of government was established. Federalism is the division of power between the national and state governments. Articles …
U.S. District Court: “Federal government forgot the Tenth Amendment” With Bump Stock Ban
Even though President Trump has enjoyed the support of “pro-gun rights” groups in the past, that hasn’t stopped him from running roughshod over both our right to keep and bear …
Today in History: Thomas Jefferson was Born
Today in history, on April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born. A classical liberal that embraced decentralized power, Jefferson championed a distinctly American political philosophy during Virginia’s ascension to statehood, …
License Plate Tracking at Churches in Kentucky?
In Kentucky over the weekend, people who attended an in-person church service or any mass gathering were subject to having their license plates recorded and a follow-up order to isolate …
Judicial Consensus and Judicial Constraint
David Orentlicher (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law) has posted Judicial Consensus (31 pages) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Like Congress and other deliberative bodies, the …
That Didn’t Take Long: U.S. National Debt Exceeds $24 Trillion
The U.S. national debt pushed above $24 trillion on Tuesday. The U.S. government was already running massive budget deficits long before the coronavirus pandemic and the debt was piling up …
National Health Surveillance System on the Way?
A task-force is recommending a national health surveillance system. States are starting to deploy some tracking technologies through geofencing. Surveillance is always expanded in a time of crisis and fear. …
Task Force Floats Health Surveillance System
When is enough, enough? How many national surveillance systems does America need? President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has created a task force that wants to create a real-time national coronavirus …