Until the bullet meets the bone, aye. There is more
to the United States than yak, yak. The Revolution
wasn't another British-North America Act such as
established Canadian sovereignty. As for this:
10: Rights of the states
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
10TH AMENDMENT (1791)
Amendment X: The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states
respectively, or to the people
A good example of powers remaining with the states can be found
hiding behind billboards and trees along any highway. Ever been
pulled over by the FBI for a moving violation?
Then why did it take Congress in 1994 to raise the speed limits?
This is one of the least egregious examples of federal usurpation
of state rights. In effect, the Tenth Amendment means whatever
the Feds think it means, ie nothing, and nothing more.
The way they were able to get around that is by tying it to spending. Instead of passing a law directly, Congress simply stated that states don't "have to" (wink wink, nudge nudge) keep speed limits at 55, but they won't get any federal highway funds if they fail to. Still unconstitutional, IMO, but harder to argue.