The Repeal Amendment

[tyrannosaurus vex]

the issue with the federal government submitting to international courts is that that power is not delegated to it by the states and cedes authority and sovereignty without the agreement of the states.

international law is generally followed as it concerns the way states agree to interact with each other.

The States don't grant power to the federal government.  Please read article VI of the US constitution.

It was my understanding that the Constitution is an agreement among the States, and the powers enumerated as belonging to the Federal Government were ceded by the States. So... the Federal Government exists because the States allow(ed) it to exist, not the other way around.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

the issue with the federal government submitting to international courts is that that power is not delegated to it by the states and cedes authority and sovereignty without the agreement of the states.

international law is generally followed as it concerns the way states agree to interact with each other.

The States don't grant power to the federal government.  Please read article VI of the US constitution.

It was my understanding that the Constitution is an agreement among the States, and the powers enumerated as belonging to the Federal Government were ceded by the States. So... the Federal Government exists because the States allow(ed) it to exist, not the other way around.

Well, it's more of a replacement for the Articles of the Confederation, which did create a national government, albeit a very useless one. The Constitution merely served as a blueprint for a beefed up national government. In that sense, it wasn't an agreement among the states, it was an overhaul of the system.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

the issue with the federal government submitting to international courts is that that power is not delegated to it by the states and cedes authority and sovereignty without the agreement of the states.

international law is generally followed as it concerns the way states agree to interact with each other.

The States don't grant power to the federal government.  Please read article VI of the US constitution.

It was my understanding that the Constitution is an agreement among the States, and the powers enumerated as belonging to the Federal Government were ceded by the States. So... the Federal Government exists because the States allow(ed) it to exist, not the other way around.

You seem to be confusing the current constitution with the Articles of Confederation.

[Kansai]

So we have Confederate sympathizers posting here....I had hoped they all died out with my great Aunt.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

So we have Confederate sympathizers posting here....I had hoped they all died out with my great Aunt.

I think that you're confusing the Articles of the Confederation (the US's first failed constitution, which did not even create a Presidency) with the Confederate States of America.

[Telarus]

So we have Confederate sympathizers posting here....I had hoped they all died out with my great Aunt.

Hahahahah. Fail.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

So we have Confederate sympathizers posting here....I had hoped they all died out with my great Aunt.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Actually I am a Confederate sympathizer, in that I wish we had let those people leave the country for good.

[Phox]

Actually I am a Confederate sympathizer, in that I wish we had let those people leave the country for good.

Can we keep some of the better parts of their land? I kinda like Georgia, as a place.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Sure just write an amendment that says "anybody can secede, they just can't take the state with them." We can call it the GTFO Amendment.

[Phox]

Sure just write an amendment that says "anybody can secede, they just can't take the state with them." We can call it the GTFO Amendment.

That's a great Idea.

[the last yatto]

Sure just write an amendment that says "anybody can secede, they just can't take any federal property with them." We can call it the GTFO Amendment.

Fixed for historic humor