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Summary

the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states quite simply that “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.”

Our Constitution was designed to limit the reach of government into our daily lives but over time the Federal government has encroached upon the States’ sovereignty through excessive mandates and controls. Federal incentives have resulted in profligate spending on welfare entitlements. The historic welfare reform of 1996 succeeded in bringing about Ronald Reagan’s desire for returning responsibility for basic welfare (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) to the States and it has been an unqualified success! Now it is time to expand this success by returning other welfare-related programs, such as Medicaid, to the States.

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10/23/07: Strike this down

EXCERPT: "In the wake of President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Congress is preparing for another showdown with the White House. But this time the dispute won't be over health care spending for children, instead the dispute has consequences for all Americans because it is over which branch of government is best suited to know which ground rules are needed for fighting the war on terror..."

11/27/07: Reform Entitlement Programs Without Increasing Taxes, by Jack Kemp for TownHall.com

EXCERPT: "Believe it or not, federal spending has been stable at around 20 percent of the gross domestic product for more than 50 years, ever since it settled down after World War II. Conservatives have been relatively successful in holding down the growth of big government for the last half-century..."

10/8/07: Slimming entitlement costs, by Peter Ferrara

EXCERPT: "Federal spending has hovered around 20% of gross domestic product for more than 50 years now, ever since it settled down after World War II. Despite all the battles over taxes and spending in that time, the federal share of our economy has remained fairly stable..."

9/24/07: Veto SCHIP, by Peter Ferrara for National Review Online

EXCERPT: "Yes, President Bush, please do veto the massive expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that the Democrats are rolling through Congress, as you pledged to do in Thursday’s press conference..."

9/6/07: Time to Block Grant Medicaid, SCHIP, by Peter Ferrara for Forbes

EXCERPT: "The promises made by our current Federal entitlement programs would require Federal taxes and spending to double by 2040 as a percent of gross domestic product. The Democrat response: Add new entitlements. Congressional Democrats..."

8/1/07: Impoverished Poverty Program – Oh, No, Obama, by Peter Ferrara for National Review Online

EXCERPT: "Barack Obama announced last week his policy agenda to combat urban poverty. As president, he would spend an additional $6 billion..."

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