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I'm stating known U.S. Constitutional Law. Section 9 has always been were Congress' limits were explained. Except for a few words the Confederate Constitution mirrored the U.S. Constitution. The fact that the secessionist had seceded over STATES RIGHTS making their Constitution with more power to the States makes perfect sense; they wanted it very clear that the Confederate Government had more limits to its powers, where as, the States had less limits to theirs. The Confederate Constitution even moved the Bill of Rights into Article 1, Section 9, "Limits on Congress", to clearly define that the States were not limited in power in relation to those rights. This is not radical thinking for the period. It had been for nearly 200 years that states were not as limited in their powers as the Federal. It was just recently ruled by the Supreme Court that the States are limited in power towards the 2nd amendment just like the Federal Government.

Below is the formation of both the U.S. and Confederate Constitution.

•Preamble
•Article 1 - The Legislative Branch
◦Section 1 - The Legislature
◦Section 2 - The House
◦Section 3 - The Senate
◦Section 4 - Elections, Meetings
◦Section 5 - Membership, Rules, Journals, Adjournment
◦Section 6 - Compensation
◦Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto
◦Section 8 - Powers of Congress
◦Section 9 - Limits on Congress (C.S.A. +the Bill of Rights)
◦Section 10 - Powers Prohibited of States
•Article 2 - The Executive Branch
◦Section 1 - The President
◦Section 2 - Civilian Power over Military, Cabinet, Pardon Power, Appointments
◦Section 3 - State of the Union, Convening Congress
◦Section 4 - Disqualification
•Article 3 - The Judicial Branch
◦Section 1 - Judicial Powers
◦Section 2 - Trial by Jury, Original Jurisdiction, Jury Trials
◦Section 3 - Treason
•Article 4 - The States
◦Section 1 - Each State to Honor All Others
◦Section 2 - State Citizens, Extradition
◦Section 3 - New States
◦Section 4 - Republican Government
•Article 5 - Amendment
•Article 6 - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
•Article 7 - Ratification
•Amendments (U.S.A. +the Bill of Rights)

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I agree *NM*
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Ok, now I see it *NM*
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