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Originally Posted by Lettuce Head
I thought I was clear about much of this stuff. Now, I feel fuzzy. I see how THE SENATE REPRESENTS THE STATES, but the House of Representatives, who are elected by the people of their state, you say represents ONLY THE PEOPLE, not the state. Sure, their votes affect the country, but they still represent their respective state. If all in the House did not, why bother having states put them to vote, why not a general election instead?
No State ever joined the Union? Then why bother having the name The United States of America. Did the South succeed from the Union or not? Did the rest of the States join the Union but the first 13 colonies did not? I'm not following this.
And if the States are not part of the Union, how could they have the power to form the Continental Congress and trump Congress? The States must have an active stake in the game in order to have such power. They sure must belong to something in order to make that happen. I don't see how States could not be part of a thing that they have complete power to completely change if they wanted to.
Me do this? I'd need more than just nerve to even try. I wouldn't know where to begin. I am a mere student of the Constitution, not a scholar or statesman.
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Apparently you're not a SERIOUS "student of the Constitution." I would suggest that you start your refresher courses with a review of
The Federalist Papers, with special attention to Madison's discussion of the FORM of the government in
Federalist #10. Earlier in this thread I recommended Charles Beard's
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution (1913). Read it. I will not burden you with further recommendations until you have at least progressed far enough to understand what I wrote above.
But I'll not hold my breath. I find that very few "experts" from these forums bother to read very much.