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brooklynite

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17. Yes, there's an option, under difficult conditions, for States to change the Constitution...

Reply to Huin (Reply #13)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 11:35 PM

Feb 2019

...which has nothing to do with States taking an immediate position on a Federal Government shutdown.

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Another Shutdown? How can any shutdown be legal? [View all] Huin Feb 2019 OP

What does the 10th Amendment have to do with it? brooklynite Feb 2019 #1

You may be surprised Huin Feb 2019 #13

Yes, there's an option, under difficult conditions, for States to change the Constitution... brooklynite Feb 2019 #17

I agree Huin Feb 2019 #24

How Can Not Paying Workers be Legal? dlk Feb 2019 #2

It's not per the FLSA, but that's a civil crime and not a criminal one Major Nikon Feb 2019 #9

There will not be another shutdown come Friday malaise Feb 2019 #3

Don the Con: "Hold my Diet Coke". smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #5

Second that n/t obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #6

Even if he does it won't last long Major Nikon Feb 2019 #10

Man you made me laugh malaise Feb 2019 #11

This is wildly wrong manor321 Feb 2019 #4

You are correct in part. Huin Feb 2019 #16

You are misreading the 10th..and 9th individual rights.. The Bill of Rights AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #7

Interesting but lets talk about it. Huin Feb 2019 #18

I'm not misreading either...they have ZERO to do with the bugetary process. AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #28

What does the 9th say? Huin Feb 2019 #31

There's your misunderstanging of the 9th... AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #38

Read the 10th Amendment in conjunction with the ninth Huin Feb 2019 #41

The govt is never "shut down"... AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #42

You are right the 10th says nothing of the Federal budget process. Huin Feb 2019 #43

So, back in the day.... Turbineguy Feb 2019 #8

Obligatory nod BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #15

Strange. Turbineguy Feb 2019 #21

Well... BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #25

You made me look. Turbineguy Feb 2019 #30

Could depend on which BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #32

Right you are. Huin Feb 2019 #20

What really burns me is that THEY (and you know who THEY are) Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #12

He needs money to pay his people Huin Feb 2019 #23

Any POTUS can veto ANY spending bill....Peroid. And it's Constitutional. AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #40

Sorry, but you need to look at the constitution and abide by it. Huin Feb 2019 #44

You are wrong..but you have shown that several times in this thread AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #45

That's why I explained to you what I meant by it Huin Feb 2019 #46

I did....others in this OP have. Art.1 Sec. 9 SS.7 clearly describes the process for funding. AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #47

"How can any shutdown be legal?" BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #14

thank you for sanity. n/t 912gdm Feb 2019 #19

You also raise an excellent point. Huin Feb 2019 #22

In response to this BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #26

Impressed by the complexity of this Huin Feb 2019 #34

The "shutdowns" are relatively "new" in the history of the country BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #35

Not a lot of lawyers up this morning? HopeAgain Feb 2019 #27

What do you mean and what does the 10th stand for? Huin Feb 2019 #36

Nothing in the 10th Amendment give States power to control the federal government HopeAgain Feb 2019 #37

Legality has never been duforsure Feb 2019 #29

Bingo! peggysue2 Feb 2019 #33

Trump has got us chasing our tails. Manipulation is the game. jalan48 Feb 2019 #39