And? It was written by the creator of the Constitution. I believe that his opinion oand vision trumps Lincoln’s.
I’m referring to the Fourteenth Amendment. State sovereignty has never been the same since then. We just observed the anniversary of one such example.
“I believe that his opinion and vision trumps Lincoln’s”
The states supporting Lincoln’s vision funded a more powerful army than the states supporting the Madison vision.
He who has the gold, or the more powerful army, makes the rules.
In today’s America there isn’t one state willing to oppose the national authority and reclaim its sovereignty. Apparently Madison’s vision is dead.