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Issue Position: Federalism

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2014
Issues: Federal, State and Local Relations

The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly explains that powers not specifically delegated to the federal government are "reserved to the states, respectively, or to the people." Unfortunately, the Progressive Movement in its various disguises has expanded the Congressional powers far beyond what the Framers intended. The abuse of the Commerce Clause and the ability to access essentially unlimited funding through deficit spending and the income tax have seriously eroded the rights of states and the people.


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