Tentherism: The Bizarre Ideology Behind Tea Partiers' Plans to Kill Social Security and Child Labor Laws

AlterNet | Oct. 25, 2010 (Special Report)

Tentherism is an anachronistic Constitutional theory embraced by a slate of GOP candidates bent on dismantling 100 years of progress.

(Blog Post) More than seventy years ago, the Supreme Court abandoned a brief, disastrous experiment with "tentherism," a constitutional theory that early twentieth century justices wielded to protect monopolies, strip workers of their right to organize and knock down child labor laws. This discredited constitutional theory is back -- with a vengeance -- Full Story »

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by Justin Curry - Oct. 25, 2010

I wasn't familiar with the term "Tentherism," and what it entails in regards to the constitution until I had read this article. The writer did a great job of not only introducing the meaning behind the term itself, but explaining to the reader what it actually implemented. Job well done!