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To: Demidog
Story admits that the congress usurped it's power.

The Articles of Confederation Congress. Geez, demidog, the words are pretty simple, and the link has been given twice.

1,360 posted on 01/01/2002 10:36:34 PM PST by Roscoe
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To: Roscoe
Federalist #14

In the first place it is to be remembered that the general government is not to be charged with the whole power of making and administering laws. Its jurisdiction is limited to certain enumerated objects, which concern all the members of the republic, but which are not to be attained by the separate provisions of any.

James Madison disagrees, Roscoe. Geez, Roscoe, this is the second time I have provided the link.

1,384 posted on 01/01/2002 11:03:58 PM PST by AKbear
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