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I thought we resolved this issue after the Civil War...
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As I read the article you posted, I just knew in my heart of hearts it would be a 14th amendment article, even though it started out with a rudimentary review of sorts. It even had little quips, such as:
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...Fears that a central government would accumulate too much power and erode state sovereignty persisted, along with the fear that no central authority could govern such a huge expanse of territory...
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...The basic structural characteristics of this “more perfect union” formed the basis of the system of American government that continues to the present...
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Sadly it did devolve into a 14th amendment classic hat rack for all misplaced hats, scarves, mittens, jackets and all thing social justice. Typical 2L law discussion. I guess it must be an easy A class or a smorgasbord of easy pick'ns. At any rate, let's turn this back to the OP topic with assistance from one Albert Einstein
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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them
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So a 28th amendment could be used to nullify the 14th, or at least fix it. (See 18th and 21st amendment) or we could go the Constitutional Convention route, but that opens up a huge can of worms and my fear would be the Kommies of America would go bonkers and we would end up in an ugly mess.
Regardless, we cannot move forward using the rationale that we created the problem with, but this Federal overreach is exactly why they had to create the first 10 amendments, not to mention all those Federalist papers to sell the Constitution, aka Federal Republic, idea in the first place. We need to reign in the beast, even if it means it's end.
