The United States was constitutionally created as a confederation of states, with a weak central government.
It was that way under the Articles of Confederation.
Under the Constitution, the power shifted from the states to the people -- because it had to. The Articles were a failure. The Constitution has been a success.
Walt
123 posted on 05/13/2003 7:54:51 AM PDT by WhiskeyPapa
(Be copy now to men of grosser blood and teach them how to war!)