Yes. The powers of the Federal Govt are in the constitution. All other powers fall to the states. We were separate British colonies with strong identities. eg Different rail gauges. None had a different official language though! The colonies identified their common interests & united.

Thanks for explaining this. I’m Australian & we also have a parliamentary democracy & a federation. Our system has its faults but there’s also some old wisdom in it. We (I believe this may be true of Canada as well) combine the best of the British system & the US.

More evidence of extensive training

Train ride to Cabramatta for excellent Vietnamese (and other SE Asian) food. Sydney is a multicultural city. (And a ferry ride to anywhere … as mentioned by many others)

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. Romans 16:18

Jesus Christ! Or should it be $JesusChrist

A constitutional question: could the 22nd Amdt be repealed using the same expedited (but legal) process used for the repeal of Prohibition? Hopefully the GOP will not get the numbers in Congress. But is there a risk?

An excellent and (comparatively) inexpensive collection.