We have to stop taking Fed $: that is their pry. NCLB violates the reserved power of the states to control education but by “leveling the playing field” giving $ to the poorer states the Feds can call the turns or pull the plug so-to-speak. Same with money for law enforcement on the other issue.They turn equal rights around and stretch the commerce clause beyound imagination. "Change you can count on!"
It is quite possible. Consider the Nullification Crisis… slavery didn't really count here. High tarrifs that protected northern business interests invited retaliation from Europe (high tariffs on ag products) that hurts southern interests.
Last I heard the massive explosion was due to a steam explosion; the cargo was 20-100K rounds of .303 ammo. This isn't high explosive or very much for that matter. About what was supposed to be shipped by the Germans to the Irish for the Easter Rising.
I too applaud the states with backbone but they will not win… New York didn't leave during the flap over the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights… the Nullification Crisis was nullified and the Civil War resulted in the reunion (not necessarily the reconstruction) of the Republic. How will Obama heal us; or will he just multiply the loaves and fishes?
There were many regional differences between North and South… slavery was a common thread among them but consider the geographic differences among the colonies. even without slavery the economies would have been differnt and hence the outlook on tarrifs and such. It isn't all about slavery but salvery is that common thread. MHO.Wally
It started with the elastic clause (so-called necessary and proper clause) and goes over the top with the verrrrrry broad application of the commerce clause.Tough to admit but we're dipped!
;D Just lurking recently… prepping to retire and am going hot and heavy to get all the t's dotted and i's crossed if you catch my meaning… will try to do better.
… because they are French; De Gaulle (sp?) commented about ruling a country that over a thousand kinds of cheese (if memory serves) and it wasn't in the positive. 😉
.... His "discovery" changed the history of the world in a way very few other events can match. So I have no problem with crediting him with the discovery of America. Although doing so is not politically correct.
Russia wanted frontiers with deep water ports. Peter the Great understood that waterway access was the key to imperial growth and sustenance. The Soviets just carried this thinking into the modern era. Turkey, Finland, and Japan always stood in their way of achieving this goal.
The main alliances that comes to mind is the Delian League during the wars with Persia and the Peloponnesian League (formed to balance Athens' power), both prior to Alexander….
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