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.
What it means to me...
This amendment does not hold as much power as it used to because when it was originally proposed, the
Bill of Rights only pertained to federal law, not the states. And many states had slavery,. which was protected by this amendment. Thus, the fourteenth amendment was put into place to make it so that the Bill of Rights applied to both state and federal law, making this amendment less meaningful.
The following is a video about the tenth amendment...
This is a video about Pennsylvania State Representative Sam Rohrer and his rally for sovereignty under the 10th amendment. On March 16, 2009, Rohrer introduced a tenth amendment resolution with overwhelming support. Rohrer and his supporters organized a day-long rally entitled "Mobilize for Liberty", which included seminars and speeches.
The following is another video about federal states and the tenth amendment...
This video summarizes that The Constitution does not protect the sovereignty of States for the benefits of the States or state government as abstract political entities, or even for the benefit of the public officials governing the states. To the contrary, the Constitution divides authority between federal and state governments for the protection of individuals. State sovereignty is not just an end in itself, but rather federalism secures to citizens the liberties that derive from sovereign power.
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