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Return to Sovereign States- 10th Amend.
cccooper
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The Tenth Amendment, which makes explicit the idea that the federal government is limited only to the powers granted in the Constitution, is generally recognized to be a truism. In United States v. Sprague (1931) the Supreme Court noted that the amendment "added nothing to the [Constitution] as originally ratified."
According to the Tenth Amendment, the government of the United States has the power to regulate only matters delegated to it by the Constitution. Other powers are reserved to the states, or to the people (and even the states cannot alienate some of these). In modern times, the Commerce Clause has become one of the most frequently-used sources of Congress's power, and thus its interpretation is very important in determining the allowable scope of federal government.
Seems like we have a government that is confortable with usurping power from the states. Yet another example of where we have strayed.
According to the Tenth Amendment, the government of the United States has the power to regulate only matters delegated to it by the Constitution. Other powers are reserved to the states, or to the people (and even the states cannot alienate some of these). In modern times, the Commerce Clause has become one of the most frequently-used sources of Congress's power, and thus its interpretation is very important in determining the allowable scope of federal government.
Seems like we have a government that is confortable with usurping power from the states. Yet another example of where we have strayed.
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Or, will it take something drastic to wake up the people to the injustice?
Right around 50% of the population is getting SOME form of entitlement from the nanny government.
Do you really believe they would be willing to give that up, and become self-reliant again?
Do you think we've gone too far down the road to ever get back?
Or, will it take something drastic to wake up the people to the injustice?
No, it will never go back to the "good 'ole days" - not even to what we had 50 years ago. The current racial and social makeup of this country precludes it ever going back. We are doomed.
Do you really believe they would be willing to give that up, and become self-reliant again?
Not given a choice. In the end, who says they get one?
Do you really believe they would be willing to give that up, and become self-reliant again?
Not given a choice. In the end, who says they get one?
How about everyone on this forum that uses Medicare gives it up and starts paying for all their health care themselves? Time to put up or shut up.
That is a poor attitude, I know you are smarter than that.
Medicare can be reversed it can't be stopped overnight, it is the law of the land and the system we have. It most assuredly can be stopped but no change that big can happen in a vacuum.
quote:Originally posted by P228
How about everyone on this forum that uses Medicare gives it up and starts paying for all their health care themselves? Time to put up or shut up.
That is a poor attitude, I know you are smarter than that.
Medicare can be reversed it can't be stopped overnight, it is the law of the land and the system we have. It most assuredly can be stopped but no change that big can happen in a vacuum.
Sure it can be stopped. Everyone against "large government" programs can just quit using it and start paying for everything themselves. But.....they won't. And they will just keep complaining about everything at the same time.
quote:Originally posted by bpost1958
quote:Originally posted by P228
How about everyone on this forum that uses Medicare gives it up and starts paying for all their health care themselves? Time to put up or shut up.
That is a poor attitude, I know you are smarter than that.
Medicare can be reversed it can't be stopped overnight, it is the law of the land and the system we have. It most assuredly can be stopped but no change that big can happen in a vacuum.
Sure it can be stopped. Everyone against "large government" programs can just quit using it and start paying for everything themselves. But.....they won't. And they will just keep complaining about everything at the same time.
The flaw with that logic is that things like social security, unemployment, etc etc is not a handout. IT IS YOUR MONEY THAT THE GOVT TOOK, you are now simply getting it back to be used for your benefit. If you had put it in a savings account instead, you would be further ahead of the game, since the govt used all the interest on that money for itself.
quote:Originally posted by P228
quote:Originally posted by bpost1958
quote:Originally posted by P228
How about everyone on this forum that uses Medicare gives it up and starts paying for all their health care themselves? Time to put up or shut up.
That is a poor attitude, I know you are smarter than that.
Medicare can be reversed it can't be stopped overnight, it is the law of the land and the system we have. It most assuredly can be stopped but no change that big can happen in a vacuum.
Sure it can be stopped. Everyone against "large government" programs can just quit using it and start paying for everything themselves. But.....they won't. And they will just keep complaining about everything at the same time.
The flaw with that logic is that things like social security, unemployment, etc etc is not a handout. IT IS YOUR MONEY THAT THE GOVT TOOK, you are now simply getting it back to be used for your benefit. If you had put it in a savings account instead, you would be further ahead of the game, since the govt used all the interest on that money for itself.
And the flaw in that logic is that all that money is GONE. The Social Security "lock box" was raided years ago and replaced by IOUs. Medicare will be totally broke in a few years. etc etc The government is paying out using borrowed money and massive amounts of debt. If everyone wants to keep their "entitlements" like Medicare, etc. that debt will just keep getting bigger forever.
How about everyone on this forum that uses Medicare gives it up and starts paying for all their health care themselves? Time to put up or shut up.
Not a problem! Just as soon as they return my investment, plus applicable interest! You know, the money that was stolen from my wages by the government?
And you find it strange that someone would expect the return of forcibly taken funds?
Allen
Medicare kicks in for medical, which I use for her and myself, but I also pay monthly for a supplement for her and I, plus I pay a monthly premium for Nursing Home for myself should I need it
Almost forgot both of us get SS every month and we are in our seventies and I worked for fifty years
Does that meet your criteria, or should I can the SS?
The people are the sovereigns who grant powers to their state that always trumps federal statutes.
You have the power, now you just need to know how to use it and get the right people in who are not afraid to let the cat out of the bag and have a pair of balls.
nick
The feds have usurped the powers of the States and the States have allowed it to happen for DECADES & DECADES. Until they let the Feds know that they have no real Power over them, they will continue to assume power over "These United States".