Jack of Harts

The Eleventh Amendment to the US Constitution states that no Citizen of one State or Subject of any Foreign State can sue any other State government. This was the first Amendment ratified after the Bill of Rights, and was directly in response to a Supreme Court ruling that a Citizen of South Carolina in this case could sue the State of Georgia over funds promised for goods and upon delivery the funds were never received. The States did not wish to be sued like this, and both Congress and the States moved quickly. It was ratified within two calendar years of the ruling in question, and is part of what we understand as Sovereign Immunity to this day.

The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution states if the Constitution does not grant a power to the Federal government, or prohibit a power to the States, that power is reserved to the States or the People. The Founding Fathers had seen the evils of an all-powerful central government and wanted to make it clear that the only things the Federal government could do were the things they specifically allowed it to do. Nothing more. Do not forget this.

I went into the Mayo Body and Fender Shop for a particularly nasty cyst that needed to be sliced and diced and drained. Mayo Clinic was good as always, taking care of the situation before it got serious, and I have nothing but praise for them. The risk factors for this particular cyst are white young men with lots of hair who are fat and lazy. I must rate this experience at two thumbs down. I do not recommend this ride for anyone. And since I can’t do anything about the color of my skin, my age, or my sex, I’m going to have to do something about the other two. Because I don’t want to ride this ride again.