Letter to the Editor / NEVER HAVE SO FEW
By Roger C. Kostmayer
Today, in the midst of a deadly and highly contagious epidemic, the President of the US wants to overrule our Constitution and give himself, and all future Presidents, what he calls “total authority”. There could not be a worse time for partisanship and personal lust for power. Governors and constitutional scholars disagree with the President, but don’t want a Constitutional crisis. The issue is, what powers does the Constitution reserve for the states. This problem began when America needed a President who would unify the people, tell the truth, and support governors and healthcare workers with strong national mitigation orders and supplies. What America received from this President was the opposite, so governors were forced to assume those responsibilities and impose emergency restrictions to save lives.
The one concern all our founders shared was fear of a king-like president. Alexander Hamilton, other founders and their constitution were crystal clear about the need to avoid that danger. Remember, there were colonies and states before there was a federal government, and it was the states that created the federal government, not the other way.
The 10th Amendment (X ) of the US Constitution consists of just one sentence – but it is unambiguous. It says that, unless otherwise stated, powers are reserved for the STATES:
“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.
Future historians who review this crisis will surely describe the role played by the American President, his family and administration, by stating that- “Never have so few, done so little, for so many.”
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It is amazing how people like you, traders actually, are allowed by The constitution, to mouth off and degrade my President publically and in print. I back President Trump all the way and hope he gets to stay in office for many more years. He is Making America Great Again! People like you Kostmayer, should be sent back to Russia or Israel where you Lefties belong!