A funny thing happened on the way to the new Donald Trump administration: Democrats have rediscovered states’ rights and local government powers under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. It would be nice if state and local power were more a matter of principle than politics, but I guess the 10th Amendment will take whatever support it can get. As usual, California is leading the way, setting up elaborate defenses of favorite Democrat party policies at both the state and local level. I suppose we could call this defensive federalism, seeking to protect a true-blue state from federal intrusion by Trump. Politics is bringing the often-neglected 10th Amendment back into play in unexpected ways.

Source: Forbes January 13, 2017 20:29 UTC