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Originally Posted by samcol
I didn't say you were an idiot. However, your personal beliefs do not change the FACT that RP's beliefs aren't even his personal beliefs, they are the law under the constitution. Powers not expressly delegated to the United States by the constitution, or pohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The States really were intended to be seperate countries bound only by a common monetary system, national defense, full faith and credit given to the other states, individual rights, and representation in the Union.
You're entitled to your view, but large centralized government is in stark contradiction to the Constitution.
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Ever heard of the supremacy clause? Laws enacted in congress are the laws of the land.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
except for having a single denomination for currency, what do the feds manage better than anyone else?
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Tennessee Valley Authority. National Laboratories. Interstate Highway System. Flu Vaccine Distribution (which is often FREE to those who cannot pay). Embassies which protect Americans who travel. Federal Student Loans. National Science Foundation.
Your argument is ridiculous. But I shouldn't expect a logical conclusion from someone who denies the existence of climate change despite the overwhelming consensus of climate scientists.