02-14-2012, 11:01 AM
(02-13-2012, 02:50 PM)kandrathe Wrote: Can the States override or ignore the US Constitution? No, not really.
I believe Deebye's questions are answered. Our job is completed. Lest the thread devolve into "Religious people (i.e. republicans) caused global warming, all the wars in history, and the plague..."
Ah, but the questions of the limits of states' rights and federal power go right to the core of the topic. That's a question with deep historical roots, and the interpretation of the 1st, 10th, and 14th amendments has everything to do with it.
Why are the Republicans so incredibly concerned about the rights of states, and the Democrats not so worried? The answer to that question is the answer to Deebye's question.
-Jester