Our 10th Amendment

I have been thinking a lot lately about our Founding Fathers and our Constitution. These people were not only very brave but also very intelligent. When they established the federal government they knew things could get out of hand so they added some amendments. The most important one to me is the 10th Amendment. This one was put in place to protect us (we the people) and our individual states from a corrupt government.

  

Last year for Law Day, the News Herald asked different people in law write articles. The one that stood out for me was written by Lake County Judge Eugene Lucci. He titled it “Stop Ignoring Our 10th Amendment.” I know I studied history in school and in our senior year we had a course called Government. But over the years of raising children and living in this wonderful free country some tend to forget these very important things. I would like to use my own words to refresh you of this important amendment: The powers given to the federal government are few and defined. They deal with external affairs such as war, peace, negotiations and foreign commerce. The powers given to the states are many and undefined; they deal with internal affairs such as our lives, liberty and property.

  Our Founding Fathers had escaped anarchy and tyranny in Europe and wanted us to live in a free country. It is my opinion that this very important amendment is being ignored and we aren’t paying attention. Read it again please.  
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Volume 1, Issue 3, Posted 1:37 PM, 06.24.2010