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To: okie01
I suggest you read the Federal Convention debate. Those delegates of the States exceeded their authorized powers too. There was a poison pill in the Constitution about which they did nothing, likely called by our creditors, as Hamilton offered the snow job to cover it.

And you think such a likelihood like that or worse isn't in the offing now?

82 posted on 05/02/2015 8:42:28 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to manage by government regulation.)
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To: Carry_Okie
Those delegates of the States exceeded their authorized powers too.

Not according to Madison. Read Federalist #40 for details.

83 posted on 05/02/2015 8:45:03 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Carry_Okie

Madison foresaw what is happening to us. And he gave us the remedy to use as “a last resort”:

“What is to be the consequence, in case the Congress shall misconstrue this part [the necessary and proper clause] of the Constitution and exercise powers not warranted by its true meaning, I answer the same as if they should misconstrue or enlarge any other power vested in them...the success of the usurpation will depend on the executive and judiciary departments, which are to expound and give effect to the legislative acts; and in a last resort a remedy must be obtained from the people, who can by the elections of more faithful representatives, annul the acts of the usurpers.”

— James Madison, Federalist No. 44


84 posted on 05/02/2015 8:50:48 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: Carry_Okie
Did you get that nonsense from the bircher website?

It seems to be the one-stop shopping spot for half truths and outright lies.

89 posted on 05/03/2015 1:14:35 AM PDT by Jacquerie (To shun Article V is to embrace tyranny.)
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