Canada's founding fathers (called the Fathers of Confederation -- this
would be 1867...) had watched the State's Rights debacle to the south
and decided to write themselves a constitution which kept all rights not
expressly handed to the provinces, in federal hands. And you don't want
to know how many federal/provincial conferences have been convened in
the last 150 years to work out the fine points. It's always the worst
part of the National.
Ursula
Lawrence Helm wrote:
Nice try. But I think you'll find out from any reputable historian that
States Rights were the reason the Civil War began. Think about it. South
Carolina wanted to secede. The North said no cessation. Seceding is a
Right of a State, SC said, and went ahead with it. The North said no, lots
of fighting, blood, dying, etc.
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