PrintMarch 4, 2011
How Do We Check Runaway National Power?
Americans are frustrated. Government spending has gone ballistic, unaccountable bureaucrats intrude on every aspect of the economy, and more and more of our personal lives are being dictated from Washington D.C. The citizenry keep voicing their objections, but nobody cares to listen. People have gone beyond frustration; they want to halt this runaway system and stop the nationalization of their neighborhoods and personal lives.Initiatives have arisen from every corner of the country to reign in a power-crazed government. State lawsuits have proliferated against ObamaCare and EPA regulations. States have passed laws reasserting the 10th Amendment, limiting ObamaCare, and pushing back against the growing tide of illegal immigration. Some recommend a constitutional amendment to give states veto power over federal law. Others propose repealing the 17th Amendment, so state legislatures will once again elect U.S. Senators. And most want a balanced...(Read Full Article)
