Jack of Harts

The Convention of States reiterated that the Federal government’s primary job was to protect America from foreign adversaries and represent the various States to foreign powers. They abolished most Federal agencies, and specifically declared those that remained subordinate to State and local agencies when acting in their territory. And in one of the more interesting changes, they altered the Constitution to allow inter-State compacts. This legalized the effective alliances of States that had banded together to survive the Second Great Depression when the Federal government collapsed. The States were not willing to give up their newfound power and wanted to make certain that the Federal government would never get too big for its britches again.