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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 549728"><p><strong>Re: what would you do</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Remember while the colonies won the war against england , they were still individuals entities. When the united states was officially formed a few years later, the constitution gave the federal government explicit powers and any other powers were reserved for the states. Of course we know what happened. For example jefferson bought "the louisiana purchase" from Napolean even though there was no authorization for the federal government to do so. Jefferson was an advocate of state's rights and he must have ideologically struggled with this but it was too good of a deal to pass. </p><p></p><p>The noose slowly tightened as the federal government assumed more power</p><p>and the southern states wanted out so that they could continue their cherised ways which included slavery. They tried to get out of the union but obviously it didn't work out the way they wanted</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, once the south was defeated, the federal government just got more and more powerful. Look at what we have today, the federal government dictating mandates to states and if they don't comply, they don't get federal money(seat belt laws for example):money that the state paid to the federal government . What was once a mechanism (a servant) to protect the interests of the states became they're master.</p><p></p><p>Remember the case of Terry Schiavo (the comatose woman in florida) it was a state issue and people appealed to the feds and george bush replied my hands are tied. As a result, many people were begging to have the federal government supercede the states in this and similar issues. I don't know what the status of such cases is now but I wouldn't be suprised if the feds have more control over stuff like this. </p><p></p><p>Obviously simplistic posting, I gotta get out for work soon but you get my drift.</p><p></p><p>By the way, I am not condoning slavery, but there were other issues at work as well,. Obviously slavery was a core part of some of these issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickup, post: 549728"] [b]Re: what would you do[/b] Remember while the colonies won the war against england , they were still individuals entities. When the united states was officially formed a few years later, the constitution gave the federal government explicit powers and any other powers were reserved for the states. Of course we know what happened. For example jefferson bought "the louisiana purchase" from Napolean even though there was no authorization for the federal government to do so. Jefferson was an advocate of state's rights and he must have ideologically struggled with this but it was too good of a deal to pass. The noose slowly tightened as the federal government assumed more power and the southern states wanted out so that they could continue their cherised ways which included slavery. They tried to get out of the union but obviously it didn't work out the way they wanted In my opinion, once the south was defeated, the federal government just got more and more powerful. Look at what we have today, the federal government dictating mandates to states and if they don't comply, they don't get federal money(seat belt laws for example):money that the state paid to the federal government . What was once a mechanism (a servant) to protect the interests of the states became they're master. Remember the case of Terry Schiavo (the comatose woman in florida) it was a state issue and people appealed to the feds and george bush replied my hands are tied. As a result, many people were begging to have the federal government supercede the states in this and similar issues. I don't know what the status of such cases is now but I wouldn't be suprised if the feds have more control over stuff like this. Obviously simplistic posting, I gotta get out for work soon but you get my drift. By the way, I am not condoning slavery, but there were other issues at work as well,. Obviously slavery was a core part of some of these issues. [/QUOTE]
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