[Jacquerie]

Over the past 235 years, the structure of government or its relationship to the people and states were radically changed four times. The Articles of Confederation of 1781, the Constitution of 1788, the 14th Amendment in 1868, and the 17th Amendment of 1913 brought big changes.

It is way past time to recognize the 17th Amendment was a mistake, a horrible error which immediately consolidated power in Washington, DC. No even year election alone can reverse the past and future damage of unlimited power in the hands of the few or . . . The One.

Article V.

[Jacquerie]

Article V, 17th Amendment Ping!

[Principled]

16th changed our relationship w/ gov’t perhaps as much as 17th

[4Liberty]

Bump!

[unread]

Even though the Constitution begins with "we the people," it was really "We the states" that formed the Constitution. The Constitution itself indicates that it would not come into existence until two-thirds of the thirteen states agreed to accept it. So when one thinks of the federal government of the United States of America, one should think of a government with limitations imposed on it by the Constitution and with powers given to it by the various states. This, of course, presumes--historically this is the case--the thirteen original states preceded the existence of the federal government and actually, literally gave away some of their powers so as to form a central government. As an example, before 1789, many states issued their own currency and had their own armies. this obviously is something they cannot do under the Constitution because they gave those powers away to the central , federal government.

Copyed from "THE FREEDOM ANSWER BOOK" by Judge A. P. Napolitano.

A very nice little book....

[Monorprise]

I could hardly agree more. Federalism is the only way to deal with a diverse people and economy in freedom and justice.

[Monorprise]

Liberals respect anther people to live by the laws of their own making? Never!

That is completely contrary to the very central primis of modern ‘liberalism’ which is just a dressed up form of centralized totalitarianism. Modern liberals are in bed with political tyrants, because those tyrants offer them bread and circus as other people’s expense.

[x]

Well, sure, but that's not going to change.

Indirect election of Senators certainly isn't going to change things either.

[Graewoulf]

Great article! Thanks!

However, if “ - - - power should be shifted back to the states - - - - “
then the GOP-E had better give walking papers to every RINO in Congress, starting with Boehner.