Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Gianni
What if the ratification document had said, "Piss off, we don't need you." Certainly, then, it would trump the Constitution.

What passes for logic in Iowa, I suppose. But your reasoning if flawed yet again. Virginia ratified the Constitution as approved by the convention, and their document agreed that it was binding on them. Since the Constitution also states that it is the supreme law of the land, "...any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding" then it doesn't matter what superfluous clause Virginia chose to include in the document. So unless Virginia had said "Piss off, we ain't ratifyin'" then they were bound to abide by the Constitution. And the Constitution contains no clause allowing a state to take back powers reserved to the federal government.

636 posted on 09/29/2005 3:26:44 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 633 | View Replies ]


To: Non-Sequitur
Virginia ratified the constitution per the terms stated therein.

Your reasoning, that you can ignore all other aspects of the ratification itself, would make any judge, lawyer, court clerk, legislator, governor, legal aide, janitor at a courthouse, screaming lunatic at an insane asylum, et al laugh their ass off, as it has done for me so many times in the past.

Enjoy your stupidity, I certainly have.

671 posted on 09/30/2005 12:28:35 PM PDT by Gianni
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 636 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson