How have states' rights changed since before the Civil War?

Question

Is there anything that states can't do today that they could in the country's early history. Does the federal government have more authority?

Answer 1

states can do what they want.. unless it is a fair election.. then the supreme court steps in and decides the state elections.. so the right person is given the presidency..

s***w fair play.. s***w the laws.. s***w justice.. it' just matters who apointed you.. and why.. and if you work for the new world order or not.

take for example the supreme court deciding who would be president. even tho he lost hte election.. and the election was full of fraud.

Answer 2

There have been huge changes in state's rights since the civil war, but it was not the war that instigated most of these changes.  Instead, it was the great depression of the 30s which caused the states to surrender most of their sovereignty because they simply couldn't handle the problem on their own.  

Here are just a few ways in which power has shifted to the federal government since the civil war:  1. Standards in apportionment can be enforced by the federal courts.  2. The powers of congress under the commerce clause have been greatly expanded into areas once left to the states.  3. The Bill of Rights now applies to the states (prior to the fourteenth amendment it did not).