Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) says the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bars the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from federalizing suburban zoning powers. “Well, a couple of things. No. 1, it’s against the 10th Amendment,” Norman told The Epoch Times during an interview on April 13, as he returned from an inspection tour of the immigration crisis at the U.S. border with Mexico. “The federal government should not be meddling in what counties, municipalities, and states should rule on.” Norman, a Republican member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was referring to President Joe Biden’s plan to revive and strengthen President Barack Obama’s HUD program known as “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH). The 10th Amendment reserves to the states all powers not specifically enumerated as being with the central government in the nation’s capital. Defenders of centralized planning programs such as AFFH have traditionally …