27 Mar '17 22:40>2 edits
Originally posted by EladarYour first sentence contradicts your own point i.e. "But as long as you have 5 politically pointed judges making the decisions, the Constitution means nothing." This has been the system since ratification.
Not true at all. The longer we go, the more the Constitution gets ignored.
The Federal government is allowed to own/control land for defined reasons.
Once a territory becomes a state, the state is a state. It is no longer a territory.
Your second sentence ignores the treaty power expressly given to the Federal government and denied to the States. Since I was willing to discuss your point and concede where it was correct, it's rather poor manners of you to ignore my post asking for a concession regarding the treaty power and the fact that treaties often make territorial changes between nations.
Your third sentence is true as far as it goes, but does not effect the Federal government's Constitutional ability to own land in pursuance to the enumerated powers and the Necessary and Proper Clause. There is simply no Constitutional provision requiring the Federal government to cede property to a State.