Re: Am I the only non-smoker who thinks \"smoking bans\" are a bunch of
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You are correct and I was mistakenly substituting "rights" for "powers".
I still think that states and local governments are entitled to utilize their powers to enact some laws and ordinances, especially when it is in keeping with the will of the majority of the people.
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Such as, e.g., slavery. Hey, the majority approved at some point, right?
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"Powers" of the people means, what, exactly? Would it not encompass the power enact certain laws and ordinances through the state or local government?
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Powers, in the sense of the Constitution (at least, at the time the bill of rights was passed), means some force that needs to be restrained.
Of course, this entire discussion is a side show, since the Constitution does not create or grant any rights at all. We don't have freedom of speech only because some words written on some piece of paper say so.
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