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Old February 7th, 2013 #4
Alex Linder
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Originally Posted by notmenomore View Post
Very interesting and concise development of a number of relevant arguments.

The difficulty in application of the conclusion (highlighted above) is that following upon the contest of arms concluded circa 1865, the States are bereft of means to actively assert any sovereignty at all. Pleas before SCOTUS are indeed a far cry from assertions and exercising of sovereignty. Alas...
Legal systems are only as good as the men they run through. Back in the Founders' time, there was no mass media that always took the side of D.C. and demonized anyone who resisted its anti-Constitutional power grabs.