1.0Independence Institutehttps://i2i.orgIndependence Institutehttps://i2i.org/author/liberty/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ekQ4L4iOV5"><a href="https://i2i.org/restoring-federalism-and-state-sovereignty-a-constitutional-path-to-prosperity/">Restoring Federalism and State Sovereignty: A Constitutional Path to Prosperity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://i2i.org/restoring-federalism-and-state-sovereignty-a-constitutional-path-to-prosperity/embed/#?secret=ekQ4L4iOV5" width="600" height="338" title="“Restoring Federalism and State Sovereignty: A Constitutional Path to Prosperity” — Independence Institute" data-secret="ekQ4L4iOV5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution provides: "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." Over the first century of our nation's history the 10th Amendment was an important part of the Constitutional rules constraining the growth of the federal government.https://i2i.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/i2i_building_facebook_1200x630.jpg1200630