Exactly! Each was to protect the RKBA within their spheres of respective authority.
In the latter, the local or municipal authorities form distinct and independent portions of the supremacy, no more subject, within their respective spheres, to the general authority, than the general authority is subject to them, within its own sphere. In this relation, then, the proposed government cannot be deemed a national one; since its jurisdiction extends to certain enumerated objects only, and leaves to the several States a residuary and inviolable sovereignty over all other objects.
James Madison Federalist #39
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Sorry, no can do. I got Rawles book via interlibrary loan years ago, and read and returned same. I know there's a copy of it on-line somewhere, but I am away from my home computer, so don't have the link available.
Sorry to hear that. I was looking forward to the discussion.
AND when either over-reached. This is also borne out by the clause in the Constitution that says that the FedGov shall "assure that the states have a republican form of government". AFAIK, that clause has never been used, but given a worse "Huey Long", the feds have the authority to come in and completely supplant the state government if it ever becomes "non-republican".
"Sorry to hear that. I was looking forward to the discussion."
Well, if you're willing to bear with me, I won't be at work forever.