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To: Jael
Amendment X

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*. Amen!

Congress is delegated the power to provide for the commmon defense.

Walt

1,106 posted on 11/20/2002 12:58:06 PM PST by WhiskeyPapa
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To: WhiskeyPapa
Congress was *not* empowered to aid nor prevent secession.
1,114 posted on 11/20/2002 2:36:26 PM PST by Maelstrom
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