Comments on: Centralization Works! http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/04/centralization-works/ The Tenther Grapevine Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Philosopherking http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/04/centralization-works/#comment-4510 Philosopherking Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:45:42 +0000 http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/?p=7445#comment-4510 I hate to hog all the blog space but does anyone know the statistics that compare federal and state prosecution of non-whites? It would be interesting to see the percentages and I am betting that state prosecution is more inline with population proportions while federal prosecutes a disproportionate number of non-whites. I'm guessing this because I'm assuming that power is the thing that allows all evil to exist and a centralized state probably allows any racist motives to become defacto policy in enfocement while limited power does the opposite. Of course, I'm operating under the assumption that power is the gateway of all evil so its natural to assume we would have more racist policy coming from the federal head than the state head and it would be another devastating blow for launched in the name of decentralized power.

]]> By: Philosopherking http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/04/centralization-works/#comment-4509 Philosopherking Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:34:43 +0000 http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/?p=7445#comment-4509 Also, I was going to email this guy John Marshal and tell him that is theory that federal law trumps state law is bogus. The supremacy clause states that the constitution is the supreme law of the land. It trumps both state and federal law which means that neither federal or state law is the highest law in the land.

Further, the federal government has certain powers and only laws that utilize those powers are constitutional. All other powers are reserved for the states and laws that utilize those powers are equally legal/constitutional. Those powers can not be removed from the state unless it is specifically prohibited by the constitution itself. Do you get that? Only the constitution can limit the states and not the federal government so the federal government has no power over the states.

This means that states and federal government compete over who has the right to pass laws over the citizens lives. Since the powers of the federal government are specifically defined in the constitution then its power over our own lives is limited to those ares. The power that states have are unlimited since they are sovereign to begin. The only limitation on what laws the states can pass over our own lives is where the constitution prohibits states from acting such as voter discrimination.

]]> By: Philosopherking http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/04/centralization-works/#comment-4508 Philosopherking Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:13:59 +0000 http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/?p=7445#comment-4508 Notice how people on the left will always side with power even when it means sacrificing what they believe.

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