Tenth Amendment Center This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland. In that case, Chief Justice John Marshall upheld Congress’s power to charter a national bank—a distant forerunner …
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Dec. 9, 2019) – A Missouri bill prefiled for the 2020 legislative session would ban “material support or resources” for warrantless federal surveillance programs. This is an …
CONCORD, N.H. (Dec. 9, 2019) – A bill prefiled in the New Hampshire House would close a loophole allowing state and local police to circumvent more stringent state asset forfeiture …
Exercising power never delegated to it, the federal government “usurps” or steals power from the people. Leading founders warned us that no matter how small a usurpation may be, turning …
Apparently the law professors’ testimony in the impeachment hearings last week had a fair bit of originalist-oriented discussion. Michael Dorf and Saul Cornell have different views on whether that’s appropriate …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is graciously willing to instruct states on how to implement plans to enforce the REAL ID statute requirements that go into force on …
Today in 1790, Congress moved the seat of government from New York to Philadelphia. The transition was the product of a political compromise, a 10-year interim solution before the capitol …
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 6, 2019) – On Wednesday, the Michigan Senate passed a bill that would prohibit the warrantless use of stingray devices and the collection of electronic data stored …
A “frightful despotism” describes what we face today – and what the founders warned us about when it comes to rule by 2 political parties. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday …
In a December 1 Washington Post article entitled “Yes, Americans are Feeling the Squeeze. It’s Coming from Health Care,” Post columnist Robert Samuelson points out, “In the early 1960s, before Medicare and Medicaid, which were …