Federal Government Working to Remove Sovereignty of States
It has been reported that 46 states are on the verge of bankruptcy . Since states are Constitutionally mandated to balance their budgets, and do not possess the ability to print money, they're finding themselves in a critically weakened position to challenge the Federal Government. In our republic, states have sovereignty to create and enforce their own laws as long as they don't violate the U.S. Constitution . The Tenth Amendment gives states the freedom from Federal laws and regulations if they deem them to be unconstitutional. The Tenth Amendment: which makes explicit the idea that the Federal government is limited only to the powers granted in the Constitution, is generally recognized to be a truism. States and local governments have occasionally attempted to assert exemption from various federal regulations, especially in the areas of labor and environmental controls, using the Tenth Amendment as a basis for their claim. An oft-repeated quote...