The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the States respectively, or to the people.

Are y'all hip to the Tenth Amendment?

In my opinion it's one of the least understood and most important sentences in the entire Constitution.

It's rarely been applied in Constitutional law. Only recently has it begun to surface in a meaningful way. And oh the irony - who do you think led one of the most important recent decisions in that regard?

Why, none other than Judge Antonin Scalia.

Surprise, surprise. Wonders never cease.

The case is called Printz v. United States, it was heard in 1997.

It declared Unconstitutional, on the basis of the Tenth Amendment, a Federal law that required states to perform background checks on gun permit applicants.

This is a remarkable piece of precedent.

Think about it.

Thoughts?