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No. The authority was never given to the federal government. Key difference. The federal government cannot grant that which it does not have

• toomuchtodo 7y ago
  We're saying the same thing. No need to be pedantic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States%27_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States%27_rights
  • verify_sirrah 7y ago
    No, you are getting it backwards. The states predated the general government. The states delegated powers to the general government.
  • tathougies 7y ago
    No, it's different. Delegated to the states implies that someone else had the power and gave it to the states. That is not true. The states always had the power, and have had it since they formed, and it was not removed upon admission to the United States. It's like saying France was delegated the power to enforce a national quarantine. That is simply not the case.
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