Tenth Amendment

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Constitutional Connection: Tenth Amendment- 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.

Explanation of Connection: King argued that the CSRA (Child Support Recovery Act) violated the tenth amendment and gave Congress too much power. I totally disagree with him. There is nothing in the constitutional that says "it is the states/ parents responsibility to pay child support" therefore it can be left to anyone. Anyway if you are man/ woman enough too lay there and have a baby you should be man/ women enough too take care of the child and be apart of their life. Too be a "dead beat" parent makes you trifling and makes you a bad person. If a child is put into the system the DCFS takes care of them by way of putting them in group homes, placing them in foster families, providing them with money and finances, etc. If that is YOUR child why is it so hard for you to do the same. I feel that Congress should enforce the CSRA because your children are your responsibility. You knew your life, your circumstances, your predicaments, your problem or whatever before you had a child so they are not excuses for you not being about to take care of them no matter your age. If you were grown enough to produce children then assume the responsibility that comes with it. I think the CSRA was a great idea because people are becoming too lackadaisical and nonchalant when it comes to their children and it is causing children and single parents too many problems. Therefore this is not a violation to the tenth amendment it is an enforcement of the tenth amendment.