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Message: <blockquote data-quote="freeranger" data-source="post: 1986592" data-attributes="member: 25733">You do realize the there is one hen house and three foxes? The theory of checks & balances is a myth. Since the inception of the federal government, it has been doing everything possible to grow it's power. Case in point is the belief that the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of issues. The only rightful jurisdiction that the Supreme Court has are with those issues that are enumerated in the Constitution. Article VI, second paragraph states, "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof;... shall be the supreme Law of the Land". The Supremecy Clause only pertains to laws made in pursuance of those powers enumerated within the Constitution. Taxes collected can only be collected when done in pursuance of those enumerated powers as well. The key to limiting the power and scope of the federal government are those simple words, "in pursuance thereof". This was understood for over a 150 years before the SC began to find nuances of power in the Constitution that benefited the growth of the federal government. These concepts to limit the federal government through the Tenth Amendment have historical documentation and debate that provides context and understanding of the Constitution.</blockquote>