[Who is John Galt?]

The states created the Constitution, first by calling the Constitutional Convention, and then by ratifying it. In [the] same manner, the states had created the Articles of Confederation, first by causing it to be written by their representatives in Congress, and then by ratifying it.

In neither instance did the federal government "give" anything to the states. Instead, the devolution was the other way around, from the states to the federal government. Any competent student of American government knows this.

BUMP!

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[tpaine]

Any competent student of history knows that states try to violate the powers granted to them by the people..

It's in the nature of the beast..

Our constitution was created to protect the people from their various levels of government, fed/state/local.. Only the incompetent fail to understand this basic fact.