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To: MosesKnows

“Not the business of the Federal Government”

We are discussing only “government”, without a preceding adjective such as federal.


15 posted on 09/02/2017 8:15:22 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin
We are discussing only “government”, without a preceding adjective such as federal.

Then you would be incorrect. Some of those listed items are the jurisdiction of local and state governments.

Imagine you live on a $1.2 million five-acre estate backing to farmland

Not the business of the Federal Government but zoning is the business of local government.

Imagine if your farmer neighbor decided subdivide 10 acres that lovely farmland into a 30-tarpaper shack per acre subdivision

Not the business of the Federal Government but zoning is the business of local government.

Many of your new neighbors would have kids

Not the business of the Federal Government or state government.

If you had a public school system it would become vastly overcrowded

Not the business of the Federal Government but public school education is the business of state and local government.

Maybe the new neighbors might have motor vehicles

Not the business of the Federal Government but vehicle registration is the business of state government.

They might consider auto insurance a luxury

Not the business of the Federal Government but mandatory liability insurance is the business of state government.

Many might also be lousy drivers. One might make a big impression into the back end of your new Mercedes

Not the business of the Federal Government but vehicle operation is the business of state government.

Madison in Federalist No. 45: The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.

26 posted on 09/02/2017 10:41:37 AM PDT by MosesKnows (Love Many, Trust Few, and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe)
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