Thomas Jefferson called the Tenth Amendment “the foundation of the Constitution.” It tells us how to read the entire document - the people are the source of all power - and the feds are only authorized to do the stuff the people of the states delegated to them. #constitution #10thAmendment #thomasjefferson #johnjay #founders #liberty #foundingfathers #decentralize #quote #quotes #qotd #history #libertarian #federalism #constitutionalist | 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

64K views · 586 reactions | 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 | Facebook

839 reactions · 28 comments | Property Rights: Self-Ownership and the Foundation of Liberty (explained) | 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

"Here’s the short version. There is no power under the Constitution for the feds to obtain and retain land for whatever they want. Like under the Supremacy Clause, they’re only authorized to exercise power when done in pursuance of the other delegated powers in the Constitution." | Tenth Amendment Center

12K views · 366 reactions | "Most federal funding programs are unconstitutional in the first place. But on top of it, even the Supremes have repeatedly held the line that the feds simply aren’t able to use all federal funding as a way to get states to do things." #constitution #10thAmendment #liberty | Tenth Amendment Center | Facebook