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Under the Federal system, as originally designed by the Framers, the Federal Gov't was an agent of the several States. They ceded no more authority to their agent than what is written in the Constitution, and reserved all other powers to themselves.

No, Article VI quite clearly says that where the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions come into conflict, the U.S. Constitution always takes precedence. Neither is the master of the other, since they have separate spheres of influence.

The ability to fire your agent and hire one which better suits your needs is fundamental.

Yes, and we can elect whomever we please to public office. But we still can't override the Constitution.

No, Article VI quite clearly says that where the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions come into conflict, the U.S. Constitution always takes precedence. Neither is the master of the other, since they have separate spheres of influence.

Neither is the master of the other? Who created whom? The States created the Federal gov't. They had ALL the sovereignity of any other country. They created a Federal govt and granted it certain powers. Nothing in the Constitution, inded nothing in our political history, hints that this grant was permanent and irrevocable.

The ability to fire your agent and hire one which better suits your needs is fundamental.

Yes, and we can elect whomever we please to public office. But we still can't override the Constitution.

I'm afraid you didn't get my analogy. The federal govt is a creation of the States. If it does not suit their needs, they can take their full sovereignity back and try again. Didn't the Articles of Confederation mean anything? Did the Framers at the Constitutional convention commit "insurrection" against the Articles?