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Article: It's time to reclaim the 10th Amendment.(STATES RIGHTS)(United States Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments)(Law overview)
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- New Hampshire Business Review
- Article date:
- March 13, 2009
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With several governors giving serious consideration to refusing the federal stimulus package it has become apparent that individual states are preparing to challenge the federal government based on their interpretation of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
According to the amendment, which is part of the original Bill of Rights ratified in 1791, "powers not granted to the national government, nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people."
In other words, the government of the United States was given the power to regulate only matters delegated to it by the Constitution, while other powers were reserved to the ...