Kimberley, the problem lies in the very name, The United States of America. States is just another name for a Nation. A parallel is the European Union.
Each of the states in the United States is a sovereign entity, and that is recognized by the Constitution. The federal government only has the powers granted it by the states by a majority…
Kimberley, the problem lies in the very name, The United States of America. States is just another name for a Nation. A parallel is the European Union.
Each of the states in the United States is a sovereign entity, and that is recognized by the Constitution. The federal government only has the powers granted it by the states by a majority vote. The States when they ratified the constitution, and the constitution had to be ratified by the states to have any effect, agreed to abide by all laws that were approved by the majority. To ensure fair play, by the smaller and less populace states, which were in the main, the slave owning agrarian states, but not exclusively NH, VT, RI, CT, were small states, each state would be allotted a representation of two in the House of Lords, err Senate.
Since the House of Representatives (House of Comons) was populated by the rabble of common folk, theHouse of Lords (Senate) would have veto power over them, as all laws had to pass both houses, unlike ratifications of appointments for cabinet and judges, in that case only the approval of the House of Lords was required.
It is famously said that we are a nation of laws and not men, but those laws were written by men. Men pursuring their own self interests, protecting themselves from thing they feared and enabling them to acquire the things that they wanted.
Kimberley, the problem lies in the very name, The United States of America. States is just another name for a Nation. A parallel is the European Union.
Each of the states in the United States is a sovereign entity, and that is recognized by the Constitution. The federal government only has the powers granted it by the states by a majority vote. The States when they ratified the constitution, and the constitution had to be ratified by the states to have any effect, agreed to abide by all laws that were approved by the majority. To ensure fair play, by the smaller and less populace states, which were in the main, the slave owning agrarian states, but not exclusively NH, VT, RI, CT, were small states, each state would be allotted a representation of two in the House of Lords, err Senate.
Since the House of Representatives (House of Comons) was populated by the rabble of common folk, theHouse of Lords (Senate) would have veto power over them, as all laws had to pass both houses, unlike ratifications of appointments for cabinet and judges, in that case only the approval of the House of Lords was required.
It is famously said that we are a nation of laws and not men, but those laws were written by men. Men pursuring their own self interests, protecting themselves from thing they feared and enabling them to acquire the things that they wanted.
We're supposed to have one (wo)man, one vote. But as my ol Pappy used to say, in electoral matters trees and cows are more important than people.