“But how can that be Senator Susan Collins when you have ignored Maine’s Tenth Amendment Right to federalism as documented in the FIRST POST IN THE THREAD and you propose to have Congress debate how it may enter the State of Maine to regulate the ownership of firearms?”
Through the use of the ubiquitous “Commerce Clause”. Their actions are for the well-being of the children of the village of course.
I am not making light of your remarks so do not take offense. I am in complete agreement with the points you have presented and you have presented them well. However, our representatives in the halls of Congress represent the mob, (an ochlocracy due to undue influence) their personal interests and agendas. A reading of Amendment II and the complete knowledge of how and why the amendmant was included, coupled with the recognition by the representative of their responsibility to uphold, rather than encroach upon, the amendment, would have resulted in the realization the representative was proscribed from entering into any debate that would effectively limit in any way the exercise of that right by citizens. By doing so, they, our alledged representatives, are continuing to not only violate their oath of office but also advocating the abrogation of the contract between “The People” and their government by ignoring the process through which changes to the Constitution are initiated, approved of and ratified by the states.
It is far easier for them to debate the method by which to achieve the exercise of control, approve of and codify laws, prosecute and convict citizens for the ownership or possession of restricted inanimate objects, rather than prosecute for bad behavior in the use of the object, thereby denying said possession of those objects in the future by creating a record of conviction contained in a database maintained by the state, effectively accomplishing the desire of achieving control over the citizenry.
This ongoing process will not end well.
My head hurts.
Disclaimer: I affirm I am a common layman and my comments are not based in the study of law, but in a study of Common Sense. I have also slept at a Holiday Inn on occassion while enroute from point to point in my travels.
Through the use of the ubiquitous “Commerce Clause”. Their actions are for the well-being of the children of the village of course.
chulaivn66,
I wonder how that can be when our founders added a number of declaratory and restrictive clauses to our Constitution [its first ten amendments] to specifically prevent misconstruction or abuse of powers granted to Congress ___ one declaratory clause dealing with firearms, and another reserving to the States and the people therein all regulatory powers not granted to Congress. Seems crystal clear from the historical record that the regulation of firearms was specifically removed from Congress’ power over commerce by the 2nd Amendment, and intentionally reserved by the States and people therein under the Tenth Amendment. And this was done to preserve and protect federalism, our Constitution’s plan.
JWK
If the America People do not rise up and defend their federal Constitution and the intentions and beliefs under which it was adopted, who is left to do so but the very people who it was designed to control and regulate?