St. George Tucker, who wrote the first commentary on the Constitution in 1803, gave this explanation: “The Federal Government is the creature of the States. It is not a party to the Constitution, but the result of it – the creation of that agreement which was made by the States as parties. It is a mere agent, entrusted with limited powers for certain objects; which powers and objects are enumerated in the Constitution. Shall the agent be permitted to judge of the extent of his own powers, without reference to his constituent?”
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:26:38 +0000
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