The land was not stolen, the land was homesteaded, and the indigenous people did not have the strength or cohesiveness to defend or control their land.
The Thirteen Colonies were a division of a main group to allow for separation of certain geographical and religious differences while maintaining a central controlling body to unite in cases of invasion or rebellion and to maintain an internal infrastructure.
The Constitution explains this and allows for revolution under certain circumstances. The indigenous people were too fractured to put up a fight for their land. Sad but true.
Now, we have 50 states covering a large area with many geographical and philosophical differences. The founding fathers could see this just from the thirteen colonies, and that is why, while drafting the constitution, State’s Rights were such a hot topic to allow certain states to control their own local geographical and philosophical issues independent of federal control as long as they did not go against the US Constitution.
Abortions, medical mandates, and speed limits are just some of the issues relegated to each state as they see fit. Again, the major arguments are whether or not the Feds should control these for the whole country. Speed limits are a no-brainer and related to local geography, but the others can be debated as they are now with the reversal of Roe vs. Wade.
So far, the decision to reverse Roe V Wade did not affect NH. Our law has remained the same. Attempts locally to change NH abortion laws failed on both sides, leaving our existing law in place.
Other states are banning abortions, while others are allowing abortions right up until the moment of birth.
So It Goes in a Constitutional Republic.
