{"id":1026,"date":"2009-07-03T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T15:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2009-07-03T10:23:43","modified_gmt":"2009-07-03T15:23:43","slug":"my-2-cents-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/03\/my-2-cents-on\/","title":{"rendered":"My 2 Cents on the Tenth Amendment movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spoke to Bill Thompson of the Ocala, Florida News earlier this week. He has a very thoughtful article today<\/strong><\/a> on the Tenth Amendment movement. Here’s part of his article:<\/p>\n

The author James Bovard, whose writings frequently focus on the negative consequences of the growth of the federal government at the expense of individual liberty, noted that these [Tenth Amendment] movements only seem to emerge when Democrats control the White House and Congress.<\/p>\n

Many conservatives allowed themselves to be “blinded” by former President Bush, Bovard said. They have awakened to the danger of Washington just since last November, he observed, and appeared unconcerned about the intricacies of the Bill of Rights when their man had his hands on the levers.<\/p>\n

Likewise liberals who, for instance, protested President Bush’s funding of faith-based initiatives and groups, should now be faulted for not objecting to a massive infusion of federal cash into the economy, Bovard noted.<\/p>\n

“It’s a worthy goal, although I don’t know if it will change the political landscape,” Bovard observed of what the SAC and other groups are trying to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A minor clarification: Bill quoted me correctly. But I should have been more precise: the Tenth Amendment movement has been around and a lot of good folks have been pushing the issue. It seems that there is much more attention on the issue now that the Democrats are in the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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