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The 10th Amendment is "under attack" from an "unprecedented federal intrusion" into everyday American lives.
The Argument: Fed Up! is basically a manifesto on the primacy of the U.S. Constitution's 10th Amendment, which lays out the principle of federalism, or states' rights. States are important, Perry argues, because "Americans want to live free," without "nameless, faceless, and unelected federal bureaucrats" telling them what to do. But states' 10th Amendment rights are "under direct assault" by unconstitutional federal programs, like Social Security and Medicare.
Why It Helps: The 10th Amendment has become an organizing principle for the burgeoning Tea Party movement and other advocates for limited government. Fed Up! bolsters Perry's states' rights street cred and gives him a leg up over the other 2012 GOP candidates, many of whom have made fidelity to the 10th Amendment a campaign mantra.
Why It Hurts: Perry's 10th Amendment cheerleading has a tendency to run amok — most notably when he suggested in 2009 that Texas might secede from the union if the federal government didn't change its fiscal policies. His opponents are already using those remarks to portray Perry as a fringe-y and unelectable right-wing candidate.
LOFL Rick Perry. Secede from the nation then run for President of said nation? You so funny Rick Perry.
- hypocrite, yes, but that comes with playing the political game. BO didn't and doesn't have experience still. It's all********
- on the job training which is why he is FAILING miserably.********
- had your economy not failed there wouldn't be a problem.zarkonite
- hypocrite, yes, but that comes with playing the political game. BO didn't and doesn't have experience still. It's all