This question has plagued us since the very beginning of the Republic and I think it is at the root of who we are and how we choose to govern ourselves. Its high time we put this issue to rest.

The Constitution makes it clear that the States are sovereign and limits the feds power to only that which is explicitly outlined in the Constitution. But those States rights have been eroded and the States coerced with Federal grants to relinquish that sovereignty. At the same time, there has been a two century long gaslighting and propaganda effort against the People to force them into the belief that the Feds rightfully maintain all the power.

I think this border issue is not only going to prove that the feds act with treasonous intent but also educate the People by showing them that the Federal governments main purpose is to ensure the sovereignty of the States. In a similar vein and parallel to this battle, the Chevron doctrine has eroded the rights of the People and given them to unelected bureaucrats.

With these issues resolved, the bloated federal government can be peacefully dismantled and we can get back to the original intent of the Framers.