States' Rights
I think Alexander Hamilton is one of, if not the, most brilliant of the founding fathers. I've been listening to his biography on CD every day on my ride to and from work.
The federal government usurping the states' power was one of his greatest concerns. In fact he was opposed to the Bill of Rights, not because he didn't think the people should have those rights, but because he insisted that the Constitution didn't give the government the right to make laws regarding those things. Therefore the Bill of Rights is a redundant and confusing addition to a document that is brilliant for its brevity and simplicity.
Reading my friend Dave's blog pointed to a link to this page about how the Constitution of the United States is being all but totally ignored, and the federal government is spiraling out of control. It talks about how the federal government has usurped the power of the states, powers never granted by the states and explicitly reserved by the states, by collusion between the three branches of government thereby mitigating the balance of power. Damn. I hate it when the crackpots make sense.
It seems that money is truly the root of all evil. And this evil is that the federal government has the money (via constitutional amendment number 16 which created the IRS) and will only give it out if the states don't object to its usurpation of their powers. The federal government seems to be bribing the states to keep quite. Hey, how about us? "We the people" are supposed to have the power to direct the government. Where's our hush money?
The federal government usurping the states' power was one of his greatest concerns. In fact he was opposed to the Bill of Rights, not because he didn't think the people should have those rights, but because he insisted that the Constitution didn't give the government the right to make laws regarding those things. Therefore the Bill of Rights is a redundant and confusing addition to a document that is brilliant for its brevity and simplicity.
Reading my friend Dave's blog pointed to a link to this page about how the Constitution of the United States is being all but totally ignored, and the federal government is spiraling out of control. It talks about how the federal government has usurped the power of the states, powers never granted by the states and explicitly reserved by the states, by collusion between the three branches of government thereby mitigating the balance of power. Damn. I hate it when the crackpots make sense.
It seems that money is truly the root of all evil. And this evil is that the federal government has the money (via constitutional amendment number 16 which created the IRS) and will only give it out if the states don't object to its usurpation of their powers. The federal government seems to be bribing the states to keep quite. Hey, how about us? "We the people" are supposed to have the power to direct the government. Where's our hush money?
posted by Mark at 8:47 AM
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