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Congressman Billybob:
Lemme know what you think.

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I think I am glad to see that you have confirmed my perception of what she said. Some freepers denied her intent, but it appeared plain enough to me.
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O'Connor is as liberal as they come, -- but the idea that she is openly trying to subvert the constitution in 'states rights' matters is rabble-rousing political bull. She's dumb -- but not ~that~ stupid.
Nope. Our wannabe congressman is using some minor rubber chicken dinner remarks to puff himself up as a defender of the 'sovereign states rights' faith..

States have no sovereign 'rights' over individuals, they have powers, limited by our Constitutuion & BOR's.. Sometimes the USSC agrees, -- far to often they don't.

[Congressman Billybob]

You have, as usual, gotten the argument upside down. The states are "general" governments. The powers of the federal government are "few and defined," at least if one takes seriously the views of Madison, Hamilton and Jay in the Federalist.

I take the views of those who wrote the laws -- and the Constitution is the "supreme Law" -- quite seriously. That's why I've spent forty years studying the writings of the men and women who wrote the Constitution and all of its amendments.

John / Billybob