Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
Did you not read my post? The sovereignty resides in the body politic, not in the individual States. Both the states and the federal government derive whatever rights they have under the Constitution from this body.



As I specifically pointed out, the sovereignty lies with "the people", who are themselves divided amongst the States. This is distinct from the people of any one state.



Wrong. The 10th Amendment limits the powers of the States as much as the powers of the federal government. Please stop this error of portraying the Constitution as a carbon copy of the Articles of Confederation.
I did and you ignored the founders view and Madison. I shall repost sir.

In federalist #39 James Madison “The father of the constitution” said the constitution was ratified by the people “Not as individuals composing one entire nation, but as composing the distinct and independent states to which they respectively belong”

it seems your running out of support for your case, you cannot provide any just claims. Here is the 10th

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.