Why is the federal government allowed to strip power from states?

Rick31: Why is the federal government allowed to strip power from states?
The framers of the Constitution stressed the importance of a limited federal government and states’ rights, yet recent years the federal government is loading states with unfunded mandates and stripping much of the states’ power. How can they be allowed to get this big? Thomas Jefferson would be appalled at the size of the cancer we call the federal government if he were alive today. I have been studying his writings and he was against so many of the things the federal government is doing today. The feds are suing Arizona over a law that 80% of Americans favor. Where did they get the authority to meddle in states’ rights?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Shovel Ready
The supremacy doctrine stems from a clause in the Constitution, reaffirmed by the outcome of the Civil War. This is why legislators in Arizona crafted the new law carefully to IMPLEMENT existing federal law, rather than challenge or contradict it.

Answer by Edna N
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”

The supremacy clause.

Maybe you should learn more about the constitution before you ask questions.

Answer by Dave87gn
they can strip FEDERAL POWER from States easily, because the framers NEVER gave federal powers to the states

Answer by Toxicpanduh #2
Abe Lincoln pretty much killed State Rights. What, did you think the civil war was about “slavery”? Please.

Answer by Jo
From the same place they got the right to meddle in our private affairs.
(you know-forcing us to buy a product that meets their specifications from a private entity)
That power cam from the apathetic citizens that did nothing while they were stealing our liberties.
It also cam from the citizens that want the nanny state to be enforced for everyone’s own good.

Answer by Joseph
WAR!

Answer by Fred K
Big Business who do you think does the crop picking in this country even the AZ residents that are unemployed won’t do it

Answer by Norm D
It was a slow process, but the federal government through Court decisions ha become the beast it is today.

Arizona’s law does not violate the supremacy clause. Other states have this same law. This is pure politicking by tyrants Holder, Emanuel, and Obama.

It will amount to nothing but their shame and disgrace as they retreat back to DC with their tails between their legs like shamed dogs.

Answer by larry d
our constitution says the Fed Gov shall have no power not given to them by the States,,,however the FED GOV has the power to withhold money from the states unless they get their way, so we are in a catch22 situation

Answer by rayven
The supremacy clause, mentioned by some of the other posters here, is where it usually happens. The tenth amendment is something that is often overlooked, however. The text of the 10th is “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.”

Basically, that means that if the powers weren’t granted to the federal government by the Constitution, they simply don’t have that power.

In reality, the whole power struggle is a byproduct of apathy by the people. If we, as a group of citizens, were to stand up and finally say “NO”, and demand the federal government back off, they would have to.

But the people are generally too uninterested in politics to change anything. We seem to be perfectly comfortable in sitting back and complaining without working for a change.

Or in short, we got what we deserve.