The anti-federalist papers no 17
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What parts of the constitution does this document address?
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Implications of article I powers and the necessary and proper clause *thought the article I enumerated powers(article I sec 8-congress), elastic clause, and supremacy clause would destroy state sovereignty
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What does it say about necessary and proper clause
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Article I sec 8: \"Congress shall have power to make laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers..\" *congress are the \"sole judges of what is necessary and proper\"
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Supremacy clause?
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Article I sec 6: constitution is supreme law of the land *claim the laws of every state are nullified and declared void, so far as they are or shall be inconsistent with this constitution *all ideas of confederation are given up and lost *small degree of power left to the states; states cant prevent full and complete execution of every power of congress
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What is the \"most important power that can be granted\"? Why?
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Authority to lay and collect taxes It connects with almost all powers *no state can emit paper money, lay any duties or imposts, on imports or exports, but by the consent of congress *net produce for the benefit of the united states
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Another power of federal legislature they disagree with
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POWER TO RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES AT PLEASURE
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Fear of elastic clause
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They might find it \"necessary and proper\" to exercise power in such a manner as entirely to abolish state legislatures *may entirely annihilate state governments and reduce the country to one single government
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Fear of judicial branch
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SC will take away respectability of state courts
