True... How can States be sovereign and be loyal to a “federal” Constitution.. at the same time.. Could be why America cannot figure out whether its a Republic or a Democracy.. even tho a democracy is a political disease that degrades into socialism..
>True... How can States be sovereign and be loyal to a “federal” Constitution.. at the same time..
Well, it’s supposed to be “kinda like” Power of Attorney; when I was deployed overseas I set up a Power of Attorney with my father so that he could do certain things: namely take care of any big financial things that I could miss (like the phone bill before I shut it off, or somesuch). Only in the case of the federal government it’s [supposedly] MUCH more restricted... more like limiting the power of attorney to medical matters like a “living will.”
The specific things that the States have “Power-of-Attorneyed/willed] to the Federal government are actually quite small: things like a common money, a common rule for immigration, establishment of a post-office [which is NOT Constitutionally mandated to generate no income/profit], and ‘regulate’ interstate commerce.
The regulate interstate commerce is where things have been SOOOO badly read over the years {a symptom of the “the supreme court says what is-and-isn’t constitutional” mindset}. This is roughly analogous to you having a living will for medical purposes, and then the executor of it running your life because “your life impacts your health; and your health is a medical issue!”
>Could be why America cannot figure out whether its a Republic or a Democracy..
Could be; but I think that people are just too used to the government telling them what the Constitution means {and therefore what the government’s purpose and authority is}.
>even tho a democracy is a political disease that degrades into socialism..
Not always. There are kingdoms that have come from ‘democracy’ notably recorded is that of the Israelites.