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A Patriot’s view of the history and direction of our Country

Tenth Amendment

Powers of the Federal Government, State Governments and People
"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."

The Tenth Amendment has been as overlooked as the Ninth

Amendment – until recently as the federal government continues to
encroach on both the individual and states’ rights. This amendment

specifically provides that the federal government is limited to those
powers designated and enumerated in the Constitution.

Additionally, it provides that any powers not so enumerated are
reserved to the states, and by inference further to the people not so

designated to the states. However, our Founding Fathers, in favor of
states’ and individual rights with less government, intentionally gave

more latitude for the interpretation of state sovereignty. It is

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