[Political Junkie Too]

I fundamentally disagree. Nullification by the elected representatives of the people within individual states is an entirely appropriate remedy for mild or moderate federal violations of a Constitution in which the people delegated specific and enumerated powers to a federal government.

I sense in this statement a fundamental break from the author.

The author speaks of the Constitution as a grant of powers from the people, but you write of a delegation of power to the federal government. Is this a distinction worth discussing?

In a delegation, one is assumed to retain their power, but is allowing another to exercise it under their authority.

In a grant, one is ceding ownership of it to another for them to control as they please.

Can a delegation be revoked and powers returned? Can a grant be revoked and returned?

-PJ

[Pollster1]

The author speaks of the Constitution as a grant of powers from the people, but you write of a delegation of power to the federal government. Is this a distinction worth discussing?

You have a good point there. There are certain God-given rights that are always retained by individuals. Even when we grant/delegate authority to a government, that transfer is at most temporary and conditioned on the proper use of such authority. Just as one cannot permanently waive the right to sue over reckless conduct, one cannot permanently give up basic human rights. The delegation or other transfer of specific powers to a government is inherently conditional on the government's proper use of the delegated powers and respect for all God-given individual rights.

[MamaTexan]

Can a delegation be revoked and powers returned? Can a grant be revoked and returned?

Good catch. IMO, a grant is a gift, while a delegation is a temporary condition with provisos attached.

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Another question would be can a power, delegated to one, then be delegated again without the permission of the Original authority?