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Well that's fascinating come on the heels of your opening statement considering that the rights of indentured white people (Celts excepted in some jurisdictions from the definition of white free or other wise), non-property owners, women, or persons of African descent simply didn't exist and sure as hell weren't acknowledge by a goodly number of the "founding fathers".
Great stuff for a pamphlet, not much practical meaning or grounds in reality.
i don't see why this cannot be done. imo the common market in europe was hugely successful. the problems started when they insisted on legislating from brussels as we today dictate from dc.
texans want californian kids to be taught creationism and californians want texan kids to be taught evolution. new yorkers want universal health, new hampshire citizens want free market care. why not give the states the power to govern themselves instead of forcing everyone to accept federal rule. the feds can look after defense (not offense btw), and leave the rest up to states.
Agreed, this statist agenda of all decisions on all things must come from the federal government in Washington DC, is the wrong direction for the country.
In its simplest meaning, it is ownership. Being sovereign means, you have ownership of yourself, your own life, you are not the property of anyone else.
A subject by contrast, is the property of their King. They enjoy only what privilege the king chooses to allow them.
Our States are not sovereign, and neither is the Federal government. They derive whatever power they have from the people.
The people are sovereign.
No government official is superior to a citizen. No citizen can be judged by the government; only by their equals, other citizens.
Any power not specifically given to government directly by the people, is retained by the people, from which all power is derived.
Any power government usurps without direct vote of the people is illegal.
These were the standards the founding fathers fought and died to pass on to ungrateful and undeserving people like yourself, who now do not even understand the concepts of freedom.
Actually, Sovereignty is having supremacy, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a King.
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sov·er·eign·ty
/ˈsɒvrɪnti, ˈsʌv-/ Show Spelled[sov-rin-tee, suhv-] Show IPA
noun, plural -ties.
1.the quality or state of being sovereign.
2.the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign; royalty.
3.supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community.
4.rightful status, independence, or prerogative.
5.a sovereign state, community, or political unit.
With respect to the United States, the States have sovereignty, that's how they can legally claim sovereign immunity in legal cases.
It has nothing to do with personal ownership -- and to righteously claim in snotty and superior terms that I lack education, when it's clear that you don't know what you are talking about, is laughable and sad.
The 10th Amendment has been a moot point since the Civil War (actually since the Whiskey Rebellion). There are no states rights, only Federal control.
It took 650,000 American lives to invalidate the 10th Amendment in the Civil War. How many are we prepared to lose to re-instate it?
why is it that everytime someone brings up states rights, people conclude the the only way to reinstate them is to fight a war. at some point the people have to realize that the two sides play us like fools. we need to win the battle of ideas and accept that texans and californians, floridians and new yorkers, simply don't want the same things. while texas voters want the federal govt to force through their ideas, and californians, alaskans and floridians want the feds to force through theirs, nobody wins, nobody gets what they want and we all lose
With respect to the United States, the States have sovereignty, that's how they can legally claim sovereign immunity in legal cases.
Solely within their state and only against the the federal government on those limited issues arise from the 10th Amendment. That is a limited claim to sovereignty.
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It has nothing to do with personal ownership -- and to righteously claim in snotty and superior terms that I lack education, when it's clear that you don't know what you are talking about, is laughable and sad.
...while texas voters want the federal govt to force through their ideas, and californians, alaskans and floridians want the feds to force through theirs, nobody wins, nobody gets what they want and we all lose
Well that isn't exactly true, sometimes the citizens of Texas win and sometimes they lose. The problem is that some folks can seem to understand that in a democracy you aren't always going to win. Which brings me to another point. The fact is the government is us, we get the laws that some group of citizens want, be that group Wall St or Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Everyday their is someone calling on this or that Congressman or Senator demanding some action on the part of government and as it should be those Congressmen and Senators press home the wishes and desires of their constituents. To blame to the government is, well just plain silly. That isn't to say that some people have greater access and sway over their representatives but the fact remains law, regulations and policies don't just rise up out of Washington.
Imagine what things would be like without the Interstate System, some people really need to have their medication levels checked or stop taking whatever, many vacations wouldn't be possible, prices would be much higher, etc..
I wonder how many of the "States Rights" people want a constitutional amendment regarding marriage being between a male and female.
why is it that everytime someone brings up states rights, people conclude the the only way to reinstate them is to fight a war. at some point the people have to realize that the two sides play us like fools. we need to win the battle of ideas and accept that texans and californians, floridians and new yorkers, simply don't want the same things. while texas voters want the federal govt to force through their ideas, and californians, alaskans and floridians want the feds to force through theirs, nobody wins, nobody gets what they want and we all lose
It depends on how far each side is willing to push their idea. In Wyoming, Montana, Texas, Alaska, and Virginia, for example, enacted legislation that authorized weapons and ammunition to be manufactured in their respective States for the sole purpose of being used exclusively in those States, and is therefore exempt from all federal regulations or statute law. Wyoming's law goes so far as to authorize the arrest of any federal agent attempting to enforce federal law on such weapons or ammunition.
Nobody is threatening secession, or violence of any kind, they are threatening to hold the federal government accountable. A show-down between the Commerce Clause and the 10th Amendment, if you will.
Imagine what things would be like without the Interstate System, some people really need to have their medication levels checked or stop taking whatever, many vacations wouldn't be possible, prices would be much higher, etc..
I wonder how many of the "States Rights" people want a constitutional amendment regarding marriage being between a male and female.
There is no "Interstate System" in Alaska or Hawaii, but they still pay for the lower-48 "Interstate System." We manage to get around just fine in Alaska on 4,900 miles of paved road covering an area about one-third the size of the lower-49 States, or 586,412 square miles. What is your malfunction?
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