The Tenth Amendment is the foundation of the Constitution. That’s how Thomas Jefferson saw it. He said, “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground: That "all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people."#constitution #constitutionday #founders #thomasjefferson #10thAmendment #tenthamendment #foundingfathers #constitutionalist #history #quote #quotes #qotd #nullify #nulli

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7.3K views · 404 reactions | “The powers delegated to the federal government, are, in all cases, to receive the most strict construction that the instrument [Constitution] will bear, where the rights of a state or of the people, either collectively or individually, may be drawn in question.” -St. George Tucker, View of the Constitution of the United States, 1803 | Tenth Amendment Center | Facebook

"The 10th Amendment defines the entire scope of federal power as that which "we the people" of the several states gave to it in the #Constitution.... and nothing more." -Michael Boldin, Tenth Amendment Center (2010) #10thAmendment #liberty #founders | Tenth Amendment Center

“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.” #constitution #10thAmendment #founders #liberty | Tenth Amendment Center

Under the constitution, any power not delegated to the federal government is simply none of their business. #10thAmendment #nullify #liberty #constitution #freedom | Tenth Amendment Center

Today, you have all kinds of original sources just a mouse-click away. You can read the ratification debates. You have the Federalist Papers in support of the Constitution. You have essays written by opponents. With just a little effort, you can get a very clear understanding of the Constitution - right from the source. #thomasjefferson #constitution #history #founders #10thAmendment #liberty | Tenth Amendment Center