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The Feds are the Servants,
the States are the Master
by Daniel New
We all recognize that the War of Northern Aggression settled some questions at the point of a gun, and much of what was considered "state's rights" died at Appomattox. Much, if not all, of the original Republic died with the Confederacy.
And yet, they continued to tell the people of the now reunified nation that the Constitution was still in effect.
That was long before the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, which provided for direct election of senators. It was the intention of the Founders that the Senate would represent the States, literally, not the People of the States, except indirectly. This was one of the great strokes of brilliance in our original system. Implementation of the Seventeenth Amendment virtually destroyed the balance of power between the Federal government and the State governments. It was intended to do just that, in the name of "democracy," of course.
And yet, they continued to tell the people of the now more "democratic" nation that the Constitution was still in effect.
Well, perhaps it's time for the States, and that means the men and women serving in the Legislatures of each of the 50 States, to be educated, by you, the voters, the taxpayers, the citizens -- to get the point across to them, one way or another, that the Federal Government was created by the States, as an agent of the States, and that the States are still in control.
We are told in the Bible that it is a miserable household where the servant becomes the master. Well, that is precisely what has happened. The Federal Government, and that means all its employees, its legislators, its judges, and its bureaucrats, have this strange idea that they are the boss, and the States are to be subservient. State governments have been run by spineless bureaucrats for far too long, and most of them seem to buy in to this lie. It's time they woke up.
Here's an example of how it ought to work. When Sheriffs Mack and Prinz of Arizona filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, refusing to enforce the Brady Bill, it took them a few years, and all they owned, but in the end, the Supreme Court agreed with them. They said, and I paraphrase, "The 10th Amendment is still in effect, and the Feds cannot require the States, or their employees, to enforce a Federal law. Period." That was great news! Like my old GMC pickup, part of that Constitution are still working! Unfunded mandates from the Feds are illegal.
The Federal Government has eighteen powers delegated directly to it, and all other powers are reserved to the States, and to the People. For example, vast bureaucracies like the Department of Education need to be de-funded and phased out, gradually, like over 24 hours. Once we get back to the eighteen powers, they won't need an income tax any more, in fact, they won't even need deficit spending!
It is time to get the horse before the cart again, and maybe to place a few more restrictions upon that great Servant of the People, the Federal Government. They've gotten too big for their britches. I'm not talking revolution here, I'm talking about States using the built-in power of amending the Constitution, by ratification, over the objection of Congress if necessary. Those little provisions have not yet been struck down. If we don't use them, we will lose them.
The Legislature of Texas needs to discover the authority it has. It won't do that unless you start reminding your representative and senator that they have authority over Washington, D.C., and you expect to see them start acting like it! Or their replacement will do it for you.
Repealing the 17th Amendment would be a good place to start.
Daniel D. New, Chairman
Central Regional
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