“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.” The Tenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution

“All the powers delegated by the people of the United States to the Federal Government are defined, and no constructive powers can be exercised by it, and all the powers that remain in the State Governments are indefinite.” Calder v. Bull, 3 U.S. 386 (1798)

“All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the Federal Government.” Ronald Reagan, Jan. 1981

The McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 (15 U.S.C.A. § 1011 et seq.) gives states the authority to regulate the “business of insurance” without interference from federal regulation.

“If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, it will continue to grow – regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power.” – Thomas E. Woods

States Can Nullify Unconstitutional Legislation