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>     Amendment XI
>     
>    The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to
>    extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against
>    one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens
>    or subjects of any foreign state.

Of note is that this amendment *only* covers cases where a citizen sues a
*single* state, not 49 of them.

There is no Constitutional rule that covers the process between a individual
and more than a single state. It simply ain't there.



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In <199712290504.XAA00440@einstein.ssz.com>, on 12/29/97 
   at 12:04 AM, Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com> said:

>Of note is that this amendment *only* covers cases where a citizen sues a
>*single* state, not 49 of them.

>There is no Constitutional rule that covers the process between a
>individual and more than a single state. It simply ain't there.

Well considering that the Constitution is a *limiting* document, if the
powers are not explicitly given to the Federal Government they don't have
them.

Soooo, in the case of a citizen sues multiple states the Federal
Government still has no juristiction as they have never explicitly been
given that power.

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