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Talk:United States Constitution (view source)
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::See now that the copy/paste is removed, nothing impressive remains. QED. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 00:27, 25 March 2007 (EDT)
::See now that the copy/paste is removed, nothing impressive remains. QED. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 00:27, 25 March 2007 (EDT)
== Constitutionally speaking ==
If I am not in error, the U.S. Constitution did not supersede but incorporated the Articles of Confederation, by reference, in Article 6. Furthermore, the U.S. Constitution is a compact between the States united and the United States, in Congress assembled. The people are not parties to the compact.
If one examines the Statutes at Large of the United States, Statute #1 is the Declaration of Independence, Statute #2 are the Articles, and there is no notation that they're not in force and effect. In fact, there are powers listed in the Articles that Congress exercises, that are not listed in the Constitution. For example, conscription is plainly listed in the Articles but omitted from the Constitution. Another tidbit is found in the prosecution of "status criminals" (vagrants, paupers, etc) that Black's Law dictionary notes are "constitutionally suspect" yet were prosecuted between 1777 and 1935 *(Socialist revolution). Article IV lists three excepted classes - paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice.--[[User:Jetgraphics|Jetgraphics]] 11:28, 14 November 2007 (EST)