FEDERALISM

We believe that political matters should be resolved by the local or state governments unless such matters are expressly reserved for the Federal Government by the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The Federal Government has repeatedly violated the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution by encroaching on the rights that are reserved and delegated to the states and to the people. The California Republican Party firmly believes that the best governments are those most accountable to the people. We heed Thomas Jefferson’s warning: “When all government, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another.”

For more responsible government, any federal functions not prescribed by the constution should be returned to the States and localities. It is the governments closest to the people that have the capability, knowledge, and sensitivity to local needs required to better administer and deliver public services. Their diverse problems require local understanding. The realization of rights, responsibilities, and revenues of local jurisdictions will recognize the abilities of local government and the limitations of a distant federal government.