“The federal government is unconstitutional overreach! Read the Tenth Amendment!”

What You Say

The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government — but the Commerce Clause, Supremacy Clause, and two centuries of Supreme Court precedent define broad federal authority over civil rights, interstate commerce, and elections. States' rights were the legal argument for segregation; modern 'overreach' claims usually target protections voters want nationally. CRS explains the actual constitutional framework.