2007-05-10 12:55:01 · 2 answers · asked by →Crizzy 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS.IT'S A REHASH OF STATES RIGHTS VIS A VIS FEDERAL RIGHTS.THE FEDERAL GOVT.HAS AUTHORITY THROUGH LEGISLATION,JUDICIAL OPINIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDER,TO OVERRIDE STATE STATUES,ETC.ETC.,THAT ARE DEEMED NOT TO BE IN THE DOMAIN OF INDIVIDUAL STATES.HOWEVER THOSE CONCERNING NON FEDERAL STATUES SUCH AS MARRIAGE,PROPERTY TAXES ETC.REMAIN IN THE POWER OF THE INDIVIDUAL STATES UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FEDERAL GOVT. USURPS THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.WHICH IS FREQUENTLY.
2007-05-10 13:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by david o 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
That is the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
2007-05-10 20:01:13 · answer #2 · answered by Albannach 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋