Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people.
You and I definitely differ on our interpretations of this matter. Where
I come from, if the Federal Government establishes an agency to provide
a common currency, it is inherently forbidding states from issuing their
own currency. Similarly, if an import / export administration is
established, the Federal government is prohibiting states from
establishing their own agencies falling under the specific mandate of
said administration. There are some excellent documents I could point
you at explaining the legitimacy of the branches of government.
Borrowing a page from the anti-gun lobby's book for a minute, how could
the founding father's envision the complexities of operating a
government that oversees a modern industrialized nation? It is in all
American's interests to have certain services provided at a national
level that are not specifically called for in the Constitution in order
to reduce the complexities associated with regulating trade and
international relations. The word 'powers' in this article refers to the
broad categories of legislative, executive and judicial branches of
government, i.e. the creation of a shadow government making decisions of
consequence outside normal authority would be prohibited.
M
-----Original Message-----
From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:16 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: More Breaking News
An excellent description of what a constitution, however as you know we
differ greatly on our interpretation, specifically the weight that the
tenth
amendment should hold. I think, and historical writings support this
idea,
that the federal government should be limited in scope to only those
things
specifically mentioned in the constitution.
--
Timothy Heald
Web Portfolio Manager
Overseas Security Advisory Council
U.S. Department of State
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