The Constitution of the United States stipulates certain items as being under the authority of the federal government. These items are out of the authority of the states: coin money; make treaties; a FEW others. All other authority rests in the states and the people.
Very little limitations with the States except for Federal issues of regulation of Commerce. Our present Supreme Court and Administration are testing the Constitution with some current issues like Immigration and Health-Care. Government is not to compete as a business, but with the Socialistic agendas of the Obama Administration we are burning our rights and freedoms with interpretations of our laws by the courts. Funny.. we never had this problem before Obama entered the picture.
The U.S. Constitution only gives very limited powers to the federal government, in matters that have national implications, such as defense. The rest of the document clearly gives the majority of powers to the States, and the people. The 10th amendment is very clear on that.
The US Constitution is actually for limiting government, not the other way around. Sadly though, it has become the opposite due to activist judges who read into it things that aren't there and consider the Constitution "a living document" to be changed with the times.
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The Constitution of the United States stipulates certain items as being under the authority of the federal government. These items are out of the authority of the states: coin money; make treaties; a FEW others. All other authority rests in the states and the people.
Very little limitations with the States except for Federal issues of regulation of Commerce. Our present Supreme Court and Administration are testing the Constitution with some current issues like Immigration and Health-Care. Government is not to compete as a business, but with the Socialistic agendas of the Obama Administration we are burning our rights and freedoms with interpretations of our laws by the courts. Funny.. we never had this problem before Obama entered the picture.
The U.S. Constitution only gives very limited powers to the federal government, in matters that have national implications, such as defense. The rest of the document clearly gives the majority of powers to the States, and the people. The 10th amendment is very clear on that.
The US Constitution is actually for limiting government, not the other way around. Sadly though, it has become the opposite due to activist judges who read into it things that aren't there and consider the Constitution "a living document" to be changed with the times.