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New case shows the Supreme Court’s defense of constitutional federalism is only tepid0
- September 12, 2018
. . . Those who adopted the Constitution understood that governance of recreational activities, such as sports, was reserved to the states. Regulation of in-state gambling, like other moral issues, similarly was outside the federal sphere.
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The Founders’ promises about what the Federal Government could NOT do0
- June 3, 2018
Functions outside the federal sphere were to include “social services, education, criminal law, civil justice, land use, and others.”
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New information on the Constitution’s ratification — Part III: Vermont0
- May 13, 2018
New Hampshire was, and is, quite a small state, but its ratification was particularly significant.
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State protection for citizen rights should temper ‘local control’0
- September 13, 2017
So when is local control good in reality rather than merely as a slogan?
READ MOREEvidence on the Powers the Constitution Leaves Exclusively to the States0
- May 18, 2015
This column also appears at CNSNews. The Constitution enumerates the powers of the federal government. But has anyone listed the exclusive powers of states—the realm the federal government may not invade without violating the Constitution? When discussing state authority, the Founders usually pointed out only that the federal government’s powers were, as Madison said, “few
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