The answer strikes fear in the hearts of Democrats.
1. The founding of America was based on carefully thought out principles.
"The Constitution constitutes not the people, not the states, and not the union of the states, but the federal government of these United States. With characteristic bluntness, the Framers identify their constitution as a framework for ruling.
The American people “grant” their government some of their powers—amendable, even revocable at pleasure by a sizeable majority following lawful procedures, to be sure—but ruling powers nonetheless."
2. Ratification would never have occurred had it been on the basis of the states giving up all sovereignty, and being nothing but vassals of the federal regime.
"They founded a federal republic, whereby each constituent state shared equal power in the Senate and population-apportioned power in the House of Representatives. They founded a republic of laws, limiting the central government to expressly enumerated and logically implied powers over each citizen, leaving most governing to be done at the local, country, and state levels of the federation. With representation, commerce, rule by law and federalism in hand they could then frame an extended republic, big enough to defend itself against the geopolitical heavyweights of their day—and every day since then, so far."
Ibid.
3. The plan was never to supplant one king over Americans with another.....the federal government.
You can find the list of the only powers granted that federal government, in Article 1, section 8.
States retained the right to rule on social issues.
4. Based on this principle, there should never have been a national Roe v Wade decision in 1973. So, the Court would be correcting a wrong if it overturned that decision.
5. BUT.....if there is agreement on the above.....all which is correct......the Left/Democrts/Progressives have reason to fear that lots of other social policies will also be under attack.
“'tis a consummation devoutly to be wish'd”
The Bard.
1. The founding of America was based on carefully thought out principles.
"The Constitution constitutes not the people, not the states, and not the union of the states, but the federal government of these United States. With characteristic bluntness, the Framers identify their constitution as a framework for ruling.
The American people “grant” their government some of their powers—amendable, even revocable at pleasure by a sizeable majority following lawful procedures, to be sure—but ruling powers nonetheless."
2. Ratification would never have occurred had it been on the basis of the states giving up all sovereignty, and being nothing but vassals of the federal regime.
"They founded a federal republic, whereby each constituent state shared equal power in the Senate and population-apportioned power in the House of Representatives. They founded a republic of laws, limiting the central government to expressly enumerated and logically implied powers over each citizen, leaving most governing to be done at the local, country, and state levels of the federation. With representation, commerce, rule by law and federalism in hand they could then frame an extended republic, big enough to defend itself against the geopolitical heavyweights of their day—and every day since then, so far."
Ibid.
3. The plan was never to supplant one king over Americans with another.....the federal government.
You can find the list of the only powers granted that federal government, in Article 1, section 8.
States retained the right to rule on social issues.
4. Based on this principle, there should never have been a national Roe v Wade decision in 1973. So, the Court would be correcting a wrong if it overturned that decision.
5. BUT.....if there is agreement on the above.....all which is correct......the Left/Democrts/Progressives have reason to fear that lots of other social policies will also be under attack.
“'tis a consummation devoutly to be wish'd”
The Bard.
