By: Red in SC
Since the Civil War, the states have seen their powers diminished to the point that the term "states rights" no longer has any meaning. While the Union cause was noble and honorable, the enforcement of...
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View ArticleBy: William
I supported the FFAs but upon reading this i still agree with the sentiment but as the second commenter said, they give away far to much.
View ArticleBy: Harold Pack
Far too many people have not yet realized that the beginning of the end of limited goverment was the 14nth amendment. Before the 14nth amendment there was no such thing as a federal citizen, however...
View ArticleBy: Jonathan
I don't know what the chances are for the FFAs to pass muster but strong or weak they are good start. It took nearly 30 years to get a good test case on the 2A up to SCOTUS. It'll probably take even...
View ArticleBy: Harold Pack
PS: to the above, notice that the 14nth amendment does not mention 2nd amendment (gun rights) for the new federal citizens. To return to the status of 9nth amendment state citizens we need to repeal...
View ArticleBy: Ed Roberts
The main problem with the so called "FFAs" are that they come from politicians and are being passed solely to benefit politicians. State politicians propose these acts merely to tap into citizen anger...
View ArticleBy: theunknownamerican
I've read somewhere that the whole point was to prevent states from regulating their own interstate commerce so the federal government could usurp those powers for the purpose of creating a uniform...
View ArticleBy: Guest
Ed I agree with your sentiment, although I'm happy to see ANYTHING done to raise the issue so I support the FFA's in that sense. I contacted my local state rep., (a Republican lawyer from a very small...
View ArticleBy: kldimond
The whole U.S. Constitution as we know it today was brought on by the states' inability to trade amicably: predatory tariffs and other practices which had been used by England and had provoked the...
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