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To: Lady Jag; RobinMasters; SunkenCiv; Clintonfatigued; holdonnow; Sean Hannity; fieldmarshaldj; ...
While these state legislatures cite the Tenth Amendment to argue against ever more expansive federal power, let's not forget the the last four words of the Tenth Amendment: or to the people. In other words, state powers are circumscribed too.

Plus, the Constitution never uses the phrase "states' rights." It is a bogus term that we conservatives should drop from our vocabulary. Only individuals and private sector entities have rights. Governments - federal or state or local - have (limited) powers, not "rights."

99 posted on 11/10/2009 3:08:31 PM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93

Thanks for the ping!


113 posted on 11/10/2009 7:49:04 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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