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GOP Rep. Norman Says 10th Amendment Bars Biden’s Bid to Federalize Suburban Zoning Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) says the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bars the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from federalizing suburban zoning powers. “Well, a couple of things. No. 1, it’s against the 10th Amendment,” Norman told The Epoch Times during an interview on April 13, as he returned from an inspection tour of the immigration crisis at the U.S. border with Mexico. “Th...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Thirteen states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Treasury Departments Acting Inspector General Richard Delmar, saying the American Rescue Plan – the recently passed $1.9 trillion Wuhan coronavirus relief package – is "one of the most egregious power grabs by the federal government in the history of the United States." According to the attorney generals, the American Rescue Plan "impermissibly seizes taxing aut...

Why it's important to understand the power (and the limitations) of the 10th Amendment.

Representation. this body with two senators from each state represents in many ways the federal part. each state represented equally. and the federalism system by which the states are allowed to regulate local matters in some of the commerce clause cases such as united states versus lopez and united states versus morrison reinforce the idea that there is a core of authority that is exclusively in the province of the states an beyond the scope of the federal government. the 10th amendment -- >> [...

>> no. >> [ yelling ]. >> we were talking about separation of powers. have you ever written any decisions where you used the 10th amendment? im talking about division of powers between federal and states. >> most that come to the d.c. circuit are at the national level therefore involving between the executive, judicial branches. of course federalism is a critical part of our constitutional structure as well. the gene juenius of our system f federalist 39 described that we have both a national an...

[yelling in back of the room] >> we are talking about separation of powers. have you ever written any decisions where you use the 10th amendment, division of powers between federal and states? >> mr. chairman, most of the cases that come to the d.c. circuit are at the national level and therefore involving questions of separation of powers between the legislative, executive and judicial branches. federalism is a critical part of our constitutional structure as well. the genius of our system fede...

From each state represents in many ways the federal part. each state represented equally. and the federalism system by which the states are allowed to regulate local matters and some of the commerce clause cases such as united states versus lopez and united states versus morrison reinforce the idea that there is a core of authority that is exclusively in the province of the states and beyond the scope of the federal government. the 10th amendment -- [yelling in back of the room] the 10th amendme...

Years, spoken to thousands of thousands of people. a small percentage of people object to this. when they do, i always ask this question. whats the alternative? you agree our system is broken, you agree the country is going to crash. whats your solution? ive never heard an alternative solution proposed. literally never. >> we can cheat history, thats the key thing, our founders gave us a cool to cheat history. mark: meaning we dont have to decline. >> we dont have to decline. we have a tool in t...

44 states in the last two years, spoken to thousands of thousands of people. a small percentage of people object to this. when they do, i always ask this question. whats the alternative? you agree our system is broken, you agree the country is going to crash. whats your solution? ive never heard an alternative solution proposed. literally never. >> we can cheat history, thats the key thing, our founders gave us a cool to cheat history. mark: meaning we dont have to decline. >> we dont have to de...

Not federalism? is this not what weve argued for, state authority, the 10th amendment. is this not in the constitution? its part of the constitution? it cant be a runaway convention, since it still takes 38 states to ratify whatever comes out of there. isnt this a way to take our constitution as written and take it back? >> i think it is, mark. and ive always believed the best government is the most local government. thats a conservative bedrock principle. and what better way to make our governm...