The Virginia Ratifying Convention and the Birth of the Tenth Amendment Part III
The disagreement over the meaning of the Constitution would persist for the duration of the convention.
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Again, we see the same principle reiterated; all federal powers originated in the states. Federal authority had to be specifically delegated to it or else it didn’t have it.
DetailsThe Virginia Ratifying Convention and the Birth of the Tenth Amendment
The modern debate over the meaning of the Constitution often devolves into a dueling opinions between legal experts and judges. But the true meaning of the document and the kind of government it created isn’t found in Supreme Court decrees or through interpretation based on opinion.
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