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To: djf

glad to see some people know the law


62 posted on 03/30/2012 2:24:06 PM PDT by know-the-law
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To: know-the-law

Many of the checks and balances have been forgotten or totally ignored.

Congress was given the power to declare war. Not the president, some elected bureaucrat in the oval office, CONGRESS!
That way, if we went to war, it would not be some guys opinion that we should do it, it would be 50 COUNTRIES!!! declaring war on some other country.

Look at Article III. The trial of ALL CRIMES shall happen IN THE STATE where it was committed.
That gives THE STATES (the people) the right to decide if some Federal law was stupid as it could get. Low-flow toilets? Give me a break!

That’s why if you read through Supreme Court decisions (like the Brady decision) you will see guys like Clarence Thomas saying “There is no general Federal police power”.

A few understand. Not many. Most people just want to rally and convince the Federal government to pass laws for their own particular agenda. Save the snails, or whatever.


67 posted on 03/30/2012 3:39:25 PM PDT by djf (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2801220/posts)
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