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To: eleni121
And you seem to be forgetting that the Constitution was written by Christians and that Judaeo Christian principles guide every word in the document.

You know I really don't know how many more ways I can put it. The power was not intended to be at the federal level

The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.--Federalist #45

Madison's Bill of Rights

Madison also proposed three restrictions on the states: "No state shall violate the equal rights of conscience, or the freedom of the press, or the trial by jury in criminal cases." It is interesting to speculate that Madison may have considered these three the most critical rights. These restrictions were not approved by Congress, and thus the Bill of Rights in its original intent was to restrict only the federal government.

698 posted on 07/07/2005 4:43:45 PM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: billbears

In fact, many states are corrupt among which Florida and New York are among the top ten most corrupt. There is plenty of evidence showing corruption in the Florida court syutem and the feds must intervene as they did during the Wallace standoff during the civil rights era, during the election standoff in 2000 and when Lincoln intervened when certain southern states seceded.

Furthermore, the 14th Amendment's says (in part), "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." If ever there was a case for protecting this innocent woman from state sanctioned death the Terri Schiavo case was it.


704 posted on 07/07/2005 5:28:34 PM PDT by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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