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To: Who is John Galt?
Apparently you believe ‘the powers not delegated to the States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the federal government, belong to the federal government.’ How nice!

No, I'm just pointing out the folly of believing that the government or the states can act in a unilateral fashion where the interests of other states are involved.

896 posted on 10/09/2003 3:55:14 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
WIJG: Apparently you believe ‘the powers not delegated to the States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the federal government, belong to the federal government.’ How nice!

N-S: No, I'm just pointing out the folly of believing that the government or the states can act in a unilateral fashion where the interests of other states are involved.

Actually, you did not appear to be "just pointing out the folly of believing that the government or the states can act in a unilateral fashion where the interests of other states are involved ." You stated that:

"There is nothing that prevents [the federal government from expelling a State]. According to Ariticle IV Congress can create a state. In fact according to the Constitution only congress has a role in creating a state, not the President, not the courts, not even the people of the state itself. So where does it say that Congress can't uncreate one?"

You seem to be insisting that the federal government can indeed "act in a unilateral fashion." You asked a question, citing Article IV of the Constitution as grounds for your argument. Care to answer your own question?

"[W]here does it say that Congress can't uncreate [a State]?"

It was your question: what's your answer? Some kind of mystical unwritten law - or the United States Constitution?

(I suggest you try the Constitution - it's in there... ;>)

920 posted on 10/09/2003 5:09:12 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?")
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