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To: Roscoe
They have that power unless their state constitutions prohibit it.

According to the federal Constitution, states can have that power.

However, you ignore the design of constitutions in our country. Your interpretation is akin to that of China, where subjects may only do what is specifically allowed, and governments can do anything not prohibited.

That is diametrically opposed to our form of government.

Your position is baseless.

My position is that laws contrary to the Constitution are null and void. Authorities have no legitimate power to act outside their legal mandate. The Constitution created their offices, and it defines and limits the powers of those offices.

85 posted on 10/08/2002 11:37:27 AM PDT by freeeee
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To: freeeee
According to the federal Constitution, states can have that power.

The federal Constitution was NOT a grant of power to the states.

87 posted on 10/08/2002 11:39:43 AM PDT by Roscoe
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