The Tenth Amendment

Source

Tenth Amendment vs TV Time. August 29,2010
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_200409/ai_n9425432/pg_2/?tag=content;col1


Constitutional Connection

The Tenth Amendment

"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."


Explanation

In this articles it states how the "favorite son rule" applies in an election. Which meant the states were not going to pick someone to represent that they thought were gonna win the race but a son of a former President. This shows the Tenth Amendment that states do have some power in things, but they don't always make the right decision. One man stated that "every republican ticket except one has included a Bush, Nixon, or Dole.

I feel that as the people we should consider a bit more what we do with the little power that we have. the people shouldn't always go with the more popular candidate, but the one that will help us more in the long run. I feel that is why we are in the situation we are in now. I hope as time pogress' that us as the people will handle our power better.