Democratic (constitutionalist) Senator, John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, speaking on the floor of the Senate argues against the Force Act, which will allow the Commander-in-Chief to deploy the Army of the united States to enforce the collection of import duties,
[I]t is contended that the Constitution conferred on the Supreme Court the right of judging between the States and the [g]eneral [federal g]overnment. Those who make this objection overlook, I conceive, an important provision of the Constitution. By turning to the tenth amended article, it will be seen that the reservation of power to the States is not only against the powers delegated to Congress, but against the United States themselves, and extends, of course, as well to the judiciary as to the other departments of the government.
[added 8/30/2026]
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Authority:
Article I, Section 6 [Clause 1]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Harry Atwood, The Constitution Explained, (1927; Merrimac, Massachusetts: Destiny, 1962), 135.
“Against the Force Bill” (Day 1)
www.apstudent.com/ushistory/docs1801/calhoun1.htm
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