America has an extremely unique jurisdictional system with 52 separate and distinct Governments, foreign in relationship to each other. Each of the 50 Sovereign States has its own set of laws and its own State Constitution. In the 50 States, the people are sovereign and the representatives of the Government are their servants.

At the end of the Revolutionary War, the 13 new and independent American States were sovereign and independent. The newly created American States found that they shared many common function of government and realized that it would be advantageous to create on Federal Government for the purposes of delegation some of these shared powers.

Via the Constitution for the United States, the people created a new Federal Government and delegated nineteen very specific powers to the newly created Federal Congress. This created a 51st Government. For example, Congress was delegated the power to create a federal postal service, a uniform monetary system, a uniform military system as well as other enumerated powers in Art. 1, SEC 8 of the Constitution. Pursuant to the 10th Amendment, those powers not delegated to the Federal Government were retained by the sovereign people and by the States. The Constitution created the Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial branches of Government.

Congress operates in dual capacity. In addition to creating legislature for the American States, for specifically delegated powers. Congress also creates legislation strictly applicable to the District of Columbia, Territories (i.e., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) and federal enclaves (i.e., military bases, federal buildings etc. That exist within the American States). This "territorial" jurisdiction also extends to those entering into contracts with the U.S. Government, and elected and appointed Government Officials. This is the 52nd government, a separate, foreign Government, in relationship to the American States. The laws Congress creates in this capacity do not bind Citizens of the American States, and more the law of California, for example, bind the Citizens of Tennessee.

This territorial jurisdiction was created under Article 1 SEC 8, Clause 17 and Article IV, SEC 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution. With the ratification of the Constitution, the people retained all of the sovereignty. Just as an owner of a business can delegate certain management responsibilities to others, while retaining full ownership, the people delegated sovereign powers to the federal Government but they did not relinquish their sovereignty. When Congress creates legislation for the American states, pursuant to these granted powers, it must respect the limitations provided in the Constitution.

The UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, is sovereign, in the Territories, but not in the 50 American States. Every state has a military, (national guard) an executive (governor) and a legislative branch. The founders of this country did a remarkable thing in the creation of this country. The Federal Government is extremely limited in its power over the states. They have full power over the territories, but very little over any sovereign state. The powers they do have are granted, but this government has taken way more then they Constitutionally have been granted. That is what this fight is about. Not that I don't love my country, because I do. I just want it back.

Constitutionally, Apollo

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