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Wouldn't it be enough to just make use of the tenth amendment to reduce the scope of the federal government?
by magoghm 10y ago
Wouldn't it be enough to just make use of the tenth amendment to reduce the scope of the federal government?
- clock_tower 10y agoAs in, "states' rights"? You racist!
- SwellJoe 10y agoWould it? How many pot growers and dispensaries were raided before the Obama administration directed more reserved behavior. The federal government kinda does what it wants, and rarely do the (federal) courts agree with states on where the limits of federal power lie. I'm not saying that's always a bad thing. In Texas, for instance, the federal government knocked down numerous anti-abortion laws as unconstitutional, and I support that federal encroachment on behalf of individuals (because Texas is run by petty tyrants, when it comes to women and minorities). But, I suspect the answer is "no, it wouldn't be enough to just make use of the tenth amendment", particularly when the president is Trump. I doubt anything will be sacred under president Trump. We've entered a new era that is pretty much entirely unpredictable.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoThe Tenth Amendment has been ignored for a very long time. It's not just Trump. The courts have decided that the commerce clause gives the Federal government almost unlimited power. (See Wickard v. Filburn for one of the most outrageous examples.)