[Scenic Sounds]

The great thing about the form of government set up under the consistution is that it would allow states to operate with freedom. One state could favor the earth goddess if enough people agreed to it.

And if the First Amendment is not applicabe to the States (by way of the Fourteenth Amendment), some states could have freedom of speech and press and other states could forbid private ownership of newspapers or make it illegal to criticize state officers.

That might be a big price to pay for this monument. ;-)

[rottweiller_inc]

And if the First Amendment is not applicabe to the States (by way of the Fourteenth Amendment), some states could have freedom of speech and press and other states could forbid private ownership of newspapers or make it illegal to criticize state officers.

"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." Amendment 10 would cover that.