“I really want to know, and while everyone is chatting about this, no-one is explaining the logic behind it, and what it really means.”
The Founding Fathers always intended for the federal government to be liited in its power, and the 10th Amendment was put there (as part of the Bill of Rights) to remind the federal governmen tof just that fact, and that any powers not specifically given to the federal govenment by the states and by the people are reserved for the states and the people. Abraham Lincoln vigorously opposed that, as he was greatly influenced by Henry Clay, who was the premier champion of a strong and dominant federal government.
Thanks to everyone who responded to my question, for I now am up-to-par on these movements, and hopeful that these states will follow through, and send a message to D.C.!
I will go to sleep, and pray that the stupids in my state do something similar, but doubt that it will do any good! NYS is so dominated by the down-staters that we out here in fly-over land are voiceless and unrepresented!