Posted on 10/10/2010 7:10:40 AM PDT by davidosborne
Let us have a moment of silence for the 10th Ammendment to the Constitution of the United States
it is now 10-10-10-10
10AM October the 10th, 2010
In seven minutes, it will be 10-10-10-10-10 (10:10 am)
In six minutes it will be 10:10:10 10/10/10
In 7 minuets it will be 10:10 on 10-10-10
That time has already passed on the FR servers.
FR time is 10 mins fast.. I tried to get it posted at 10:10:10 missed it by 30 seconds
Drat...well, you can always retry in 12 hours
Hmm...
Darn. off by :49
That’s just what it’s worth too. Since it is a completely useless and meaningless amendment, silence is a perfect tribute.
precisely my point in posting this tribute
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
October 10th, 2010 at 10AM TRANSLATION (sadly)
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively whim of the Supreme Court of the United States, or to the people. politicians in Washington, DC
We can change that if we get up and GOOOOH !!!
People need to understand the difference between expressly delegated powers, and implied powers. A simple review of the first few years under our Constitution would do the trick.
The big government crowd intentionally made this shift from expressly delegated to implied powers. Expressly delegated powers were a hassle. Too limiting. They wanted a big strong government, and they were sick of the individual states being a pain in the neck.
Take implied powers, combine it with the supreme Judiciary,and you have the mess we now see. Two fatal flaws in our Constitution. Until those flaws are repaired, we shall not know limited government.
Yes, and that translation has been in effect since the Washington Administration—since the first Congress. It’s nothing new. It’s exactly what the framers created.
Not so much my FRiend.. have you forgotten the Civil War?
The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States (among other names), was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America, also known as “the Confederacy.” Led by Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy fought against the United States (the Union), which was supported by all the free states (where slavery had been abolished) and by five slave states that became known as the border states.
Well, no. Unless you believe breakaway southern states sought to gain control of the United States by doing so.
You might as well call the American Revolution a civil war.
The 10th amendment had long since been proven a nullity long before the 1861. In fact, the Civil War underlines just how devoid of meaning the 10th amendment is. The 10th amendment adds nothing at all to the Constitution. It’s meaningless. This was already evident in the 1790s.
Is this going to turn into a Civil war thread?
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