Most people don’t understand the 10th Amendment. It gave all the powers not enumerated by the Constitution to the states AND the people. How do the people exorcise that power? By electing representatives to congress. In fact at the time of the amendment state legislators elected the Senate (the power of the states) and the people elected the Reps. (the power of the people). It did not establish a conflict between state and nation, but provided for the control of the nation through the states and the people.
41 posted on
02/04/2009 7:20:52 PM PST by
webboy45
To: webboy45
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government...lest it come to dominate our lives and interests. -- Patrick Henry
49 posted on
02/04/2009 7:27:23 PM PST by
Bokababe
( http://www.savekosovo.org)
To: webboy45
Exactly right!
We are thinking very seriously about moving back to AZ soon.
87 posted on
02/05/2009 9:15:52 AM PST by
TenthAmendmentChampion
(Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
To: webboy45
iIn fact at the time of the amendment state legislators elected the Senate (the power of the states) and the people elected the Reps. (the power of the people). It did not establish a conflict between state and nation, but provided for the control of the nation through the states and the people.</i><p.
Can you provide a legal citation to support this conclusion?
Thanks
93 posted on
02/05/2009 10:23:54 PM PST by
April Lexington
(Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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