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Originally Posted by mapuc
I thought USA consist of 52 states who has some kind of autonom independent.
Thereof the name "United States- Where these states are united in some political things while they are independent on others and Of America"
Markus
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That's exactly how it's
supposed to work, Markus. IMHO, one of the most overlooked U.S. laws is the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution:
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Originally Posted by The Founding Fathers
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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The Constitution of the United States actually delegates very few explicit* powers to the federal government. Twenty-seven to be exact - notably: the power to declare war, coin money, regulate trade and establish a post office. The latter being particularly funny because our postal system is not funded by the federal government at all.
Anyway, what we have instead is a federal government that reaches into almost every aspect of our lives. The result is madness.
*There is a precedent for "implied powers" which - quite frankly - I believe is bull███ .
Always your American friend,
Shawn