"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." -- U.S. Constitution: Tenth Amendment

However - the Fascists, Progressives, Socialists and Statists continually try to make end-runs around the Constitution, trying to usurp personal and states rights.

The attacks started in the 1890s - Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, FDR and Lyndon Baines Johnson were promoters and pushers of Progressivism.

Like most elitist political/social cons, scams and schemes Progressivism advocates extreme government micro-management of all aspects of the country by government.

Progressive or Progressivism is just a blind to portend to not be Fascists, Marxists, Socialists and Statists. The Democrat and Republican parties are both infested with Progressives.

The Constitution and Bill Of Rights are a real pain to Progressivism because they place severe stumbling blocks in their attempts to control and rule over the people.

The Presidential election of 2008 offered the selection of one Progressive or another!

Thanks to the aggressive BHO regime some several States are getting fed up with the actions of Big Brother and are aggressively fighting back.

The Republic is a voluntary association of States with the Federal government allowed specific limited obligations and powers in order to guide and protect the association.

The Federal Government is not empowered to act as a dictatorship or usurp the rights and powers of the individual members or constituents of the association.