[cowboyway]

As Ronald Reagan would say in his first inaugural address over a century later, “the federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.”

[downtownconservative]

“As Ronald Reagan would say in his first inaugural address over a century later, “the federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.”

This subtle distinction is an important aspect of State sovereignty. The United States was founded on the ideals that federal power could be challenged by the states.”

Lincoln overlooked the fact that the states had formed a voluntary agreement and did not have the ability to surrender their sovereignty...to a centralized power.”

I found this excerpt to be quite interesting/thought-provoking. Imagine “sovereign states”. Puts a whole new light on the subject of federal power.

[BillyBoy]

As Ronald Reagan said in the very same inaugural address a century later:

“Beyond the Reflecting Pool the dignified columns of the Lincoln Memorial. Whoever would understand in his heart the meaning of America will find it in the life of Abraham Lincoln. ” — Ronald Reagan, Tuesday, January 20, 1981

Too bad you neoconfederates can't get over losing a war 150 years ago, and still whine about an imaginary "war of northern aggression" even though the south seceded before Lincoln was even sworn in and fired on the north first. Even Gore supporters don't whine that much while spouting their delusions of the "stolen election" of 2000.

[Conservative4Life]

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