December 20, 1860 – The first state secedes from the Union. The Civil War begins
“Tenth Amendment Movement Aims to Give Power Back to the States.”
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.
– U.S. Constitution, Tenth Amendment
Fed up with Washington’s involvement in everything from land use to gun control to education spending, states across the country are fighting back against what they say is the federal government’s growing intrusion on their rights.
At least 35 states have introduced legislation this year asserting their power under the Tenth Amendment to regulate all matters not specifically delegated to the federal government by the Constitution.”
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