The Tenth Amendment Center is an American

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political organization that advocates

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and restricting federal power.

Organization

The Tenth Amendment Center was founded in 2007 by Michael Boldin, its Executive Director.

Activities

The Tenth Amendment Center lobbies against US federal legislation that it considers to be at odds with the

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. It has been described by the

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as politically far right. In 2016, in what was described as an "unusual partnership" in

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, the Tenth Amendment Center partnered with the

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to propose suggested legislation to protect student data privacy."ACLU, Tenth Amendment Center Join Forces on Data Privacy; Unusual duo seeks student protections." ''

'', vol. 35, no. 20, 10 Feb. 2016, p. 8. ''Gale Academic OneFile'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/A443898339/AONE?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=cfaa56e2. Accessed 29 Nov. 2022.

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