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To: AndyTheBear
and that "the people" meant the States collectively

So 'people means the states? That means that the 1st, 4th and 10th Amendments are for the states?

If that is true then the 10th Amendment is written very strangely. "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." would mean '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 States.'

Doesn't make much sense does it?

47 posted on 12/04/2006 6:32:23 PM PST by Hazcat (Live to party, work to afford it.)
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To: Hazcat
Doesn't make much sense does it?

No it doesn't. Unfortunately the courts have screwed this one up.

88 posted on 12/04/2006 11:08:27 PM PST by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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