States Rights???

[cwalk1950]

I always thought it was odd that states have more power than the federal government when it comes to enforcing laws. I was reading some history today when Icame across this, Nullification was the most extreme assertion of states' rights-a constituitonal theory whose fundamental purpose was to protect slaveryagainst potential federal interference". This made me think of how conservatives and rupublicans always support states rights and I was just wonderingwhether or not they realized that the main reason for states having so much power is so the South could keep their slaves.

Your thoughts?

 

[thesouthside]

@ your screen name

 

[cwalk1950]

Originally Posted by TheSouthside

@ your screen name

first name starts with a C, last name is walker, only a coincidence lol

 

[los yankees]

Originally Posted by cwalk1950

I always thought it was odd that states have more power than the federal government when it comes to enforcing laws. I was reading some history today when I came across this, Nullification was the most extreme assertion of states' rights-a constituitonal theory whose fundamental purpose was to protect slavery against potential federal interference". This made me think of how conservatives and rupublicans always support states rights and I was just wondering whether or not they realized that the main reason for states having so much power is so the South could keep their slaves.

Your thoughts?

This is not true.

 

[703flipfiend]

Dude is mad over nothing.

 

[cb94]

The idea is simple enough. America is suppossed to be built on individual freedom. Individual states, individual people, and the likes...

 

[8tothe24]

thread failure.

 

[air bonilla 23]

It's called Federalism my dude

 

[dathbgboy]

Originally Posted by Los Yankees

Originally Posted by cwalk1950

I always thought it was odd that states have more power than the federal government when it comes to enforcing laws. I was reading some history today when I came across this, Nullification was the most extreme assertion of states' rights-a constituitonal theory whose fundamental purpose was to protect slavery against potential federal interference". This made me think of how conservatives and rupublicans always support states rights and I was just wondering whether or not they realized that the main reason for states having so much power is so the South could keep their slaves.

Your thoughts?

This is not true.

Not entirely but it's close

 

[los yankees]

Originally Posted by Dathbgboy

Originally Posted by Los Yankees

Originally Posted by cwalk1950

I always thought it was odd that states have more power than the federal government when it comes to enforcing laws. I was reading some history today when I came across this, Nullification was the most extreme assertion of states' rights-a constituitonal theory whose fundamental purpose was to protect slavery against potential federal interference". This made me think of how conservatives and rupublicans always support states rights and I was just wondering whether or not they realized that the main reason for states having so much power is so the South could keep their slaves.

Your thoughts?

This is not true.

Not entirely but it's close

Not even remotely. Much is forgotten about the nations oldest political party...

 

[jchambers]

Originally Posted by Los Yankees

Originally Posted by Dathbgboy

Originally Posted by Los Yankees

Originally Posted by cwalk1950

I always thought it was odd that states have more power than the federal government when it comes to enforcing laws. I was reading some history today when I came across this, Nullification was the most extreme assertion of states' rights-a constituitonal theory whose fundamental purpose was to protect slavery against potential federal interference". This made me think of how conservatives and rupublicans always support states rights and I was just wondering whether or not they realized that the main reason for states having so much power is so the South could keep their slaves.

Your thoughts?

This is not true.

Not entirely but it's close

Not even remotely. Much is forgotten about the nations oldest political party...

Not even close. We are the UNITED STATES of America. Not the State of America. It has nothing to do withslavery. The Federal government will violate a state's rights if it suits them, or it will support a state's rights if it suits them. This is one ofthe main problems with our current system of government. Look at California, where it is legal to grow medicinal marijuana, yet the DEA comes in and bustspeople for doing it.This is a blatant violation of the state of California's rights and it violates the Constitution. Then, look at somewhere like New Yorkor Chicago, where it is illegal for a citizen to own a handgun, which is a right granted to every member of this country under the Constitution. You don'tsee the FBI running up in New York telling the law enforcement there that they have to allow their citizens to own firearms, even though it is their right as acitizen of the United States of America. Our country has wandered so far from where it was originally intended to go and it is mostly a result of increasingfederal power and the ignorance of most United States citizens.

 

[kicktionair]

Feds over state always

 

[dirtylicious]

Originally Posted by cwalk1950

I always thought it was odd that states have more power than the federal government when it comes to enforcing laws. I was reading some history today when I came across this, Nullification was the most extreme assertion of states' rights-a constituitonal theory whose fundamental purpose was to protect slavery against potential federal interference". This made me think of how conservatives and rupublicans always support states rights and I was just wondering whether or not they realized that the main reason for states having so much power is so the South could keep their slaves.

Your thoughts?

I think you interpreted the reading incorrectly and applied what you learned about nullification to state's rights in general.

 

[deletedelete]

Originally Posted by Air Bonilla 23

It's called Federalism my dude

there you go.

 

[waveyjoneslocker]

I couldn't decipher a question out of that garbled mess. But anyways, Feds have power over the states in order to maintain an "equal union". Somearticle ( I think its Article 6) is known as the Supremacy clause. Says that Federal laws trump state laws. There's a lot of ambiguity and grey area overthat, in areas like medical marijuana and gay marriage.

 

[rexanglorum]

cwalk1950 wrote:

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I always thought it was odd that states have more power than the federal government when it comes to enforcing laws. I was reading some history today when I came across this, Nullification was the most extreme assertion of states' rights-a constituitonal theory whose fundamental purpose was to protect slavery against potential federal interference". This made me think of how conservatives and rupublicans always support states rights and I was just wondering whether or not they realized that the main reason for states having so much power is so the South could keep their slaves.

Your thoughts?
You Lie!



The nullification crisis was over tariffs, when greedy Northern industrialists refused to compete with foreign competitors. Slave owners never really supportedStates' rights because they always supported Federal court rulings and laws that supported slavery, at the expense of the rights of free States.

Federalism is a good thing. It allows for some local autonomy which means that on many issues, there is no "yes" or "no" for the entirecountry and that reduces friction between various regions. Furthermore, it allows for States to serve as test cases for laws and other States can see if thoselaws succeed or fail.


Nice try at linking those who support small government with slave owners but do as your President instructed and stay in school.

 

[jchambers]

Originally Posted by Rexanglorum

cwalk1950 wrote:

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I always thought it was odd that states have more power than the federal government when it comes to enforcing laws. I was reading some history today when I came across this, Nullification was the most extreme assertion of states' rights-a constituitonal theory whose fundamental purpose was to protect slavery against potential federal interference". This made me think of how conservatives and rupublicans always support states rights and I was just wondering whether or not they realized that the main reason for states having so much power is so the South could keep their slaves.

Your thoughts?

You Lie!



The nullification crisis was over tariffs, when greedy Northern industrialists refused to compete with foreign competitors. Slave owners never really supported States' rights because they always supported Federal court rulings and laws that supported slavery, at the expense of the rights of free States.

Federalism is a good thing. It allows for some local autonomy which means that on many issues, there is no "yes" or "no" for the entire country and that reduces friction between various regions. Furthermore, it allows for States to serve as test cases for laws and other States can see if those laws succeed or fail.


Nice try at linking those who support small government with slave owners but do as your President instructed and stay in school.






Wisely spoken.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

The rights of States died with the Civil War.

 

[neukicks]

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