The 10th Amendment has been on the decline ever since the Civil War answered the argument about state’s rights to secede.
It will probably take something equally traumatic to the nation to reverse the decline of the 10th Amendment, which is now all but irrelevant.
One can expect a strong response from the federal bureaucracy, up to and including force to keep states from assuming the powers that are rightfully theirs under the Constitution.
However, the upside of the economic mess we are in is that the feds are flat broke and simply don’t realize it yet. This will be an opportunity for states to increase their constitutional role.
Good luck, fellas.
Ah, if that were the case....States, just like the Financial industry and the Auto industry are asking, and will receive massive handouts....we now know that the Federal government is dictating every move they make, ie how they get from one place to another, what kind of ads they can run, what they pay their employees, and even what types of products they make and sell. Now tell me, what do you think will happen as soon as the first state takes a dollar under the new bill? Yes, total Federal control of state, county and local spending. These guys need to STOP and we need to demand it.