Soggy in NOLA
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Every once in a while I'd like to poll all of our governors first rather than go right to the supreme CourtThere is no question about it - history clearly documents that the states came together and delegated those specific 18 powers to the federal government. You can't delegate unless you have higher authority. The states have the higher authority. They allowed the federal government those 18 responsibilities because it simply made sense (they were items where it made sense for the states to be completely united on - such as currency, defense, intellectual property, etc.).It could also be a states right issue. What's cool in NY may not be cool in Oklahoma. That's what Ted meant about NYC values.
Another exceptional post by Sealy... This should be the case for 99.9999% of the issues in America. After all, the 10th Amendment clearly states that outside of 18 enumerated powers delegated to the federal government, everything else is reserved to the states or the people.
Important to remember, the states created the federal government, not the other way around.
Have at it... let's see what happens!