Quote Originally Posted by Laughing Man View Post
I get the federalism you are trying to implement (states come together in a mutual contract). I get that and to the degree that it promotes liberty (which is to say, some but not all) I agree with it. However, the incoherence I see is you retracting the ability of the state governments to disregard federal law. If the states come together to create a federal system then by that very action the powers that are given TO the federal government are FROM the states yet you make it impossible for the states to take back those powers thus leaving them in a perpetual system they cannot break free from yet they went through the process of creating.
The only power given to the Federal Government would be power contracted to the Federal Government by the states. What is in that federal contract is essentially untouchable by state law, universally recognized. The hope is that a Federal Congressman, held to his State Senate's power, would not sign a contract that does not coincide with his state's interests. Furthermore, the senate would not use their power in a way that does not agree with their own individual constituencies inside the state. The objective is to remove the distance between representatives and their constituencies on the federal level by creating a holonic system of legislation.