Texas counties

[Brittain33]

Indeed, the established constitutional precedent since the 19th century is that local government in the United States is entirely the creation of, and exists entirely at the behest of, the states.

Could you provide citations?

A state government and constitution itself is a creation of the People.

Texas Constitution, Article IX, Section 1(a) forbids detachment of any part of a county and attachment to another county without an affirmative vote of the voters of both counties.

Tenth Amendment, which specifically names the States as separate from the people. Remember that the original states preceded the U.S. Constitution.

Who created the States?

The original ones? Royal charter.

[Brittain33]

That certainly answers my remaining questions about your knowledge of UK local government.

I refuse to believe that Jim doesn’t know how government works in the UK, so there is just some reason he’s choosing to describe it in a technically correct, functionally misleading way.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Indeed, the established constitutional precedent since the 19th century is that local government in the United States is entirely the creation of, and exists entirely at the behest of, the states.

Could you provide citations?

A state government and constitution itself is a creation of the People.

Texas Constitution, Article IX, Section 1(a) forbids detachment of any part of a county and attachment to another county without an affirmative vote of the voters of both counties.

And it's the State constitution, not a County Constitution that guarantees that. If the Texas Constitution were amended to give more authority over county boundaries to the State government, then the State government could adjust the counties as it desired.

[jimrtex]

That certainly answers my remaining questions about your knowledge of UK local government.

I refuse to believe that Jim doesn’t know how government works in the UK, so there is just some reason he’s choosing to describe it in a technically correct, functionally misleading way.

Good Queen Bess told Her Parliament "My government shall merge West Suffolk with East Suffolk, except for the bit that shall be attached to Norfolk."

Someone in the assembled mob of commoners who had been summoned to Her Lords Chamber snickered, "She said Norfolk!". Her Majesty glowered down from the Throne, "We are not amused." The miscreants were thrown in the Tower of London never to be heard from again.

Sir Ted handled the paperwork, and she gave Her Royal Assent.

[jimrtex]

Indeed, the established constitutional precedent since the 19th century is that local government in the United States is entirely the creation of, and exists entirely at the behest of, the states.

Could you provide citations?

A state government and constitution itself is a creation of the People.

Texas Constitution, Article IX, Section 1(a) forbids detachment of any part of a county and attachment to another county without an affirmative vote of the voters of both counties.

And it's the State constitution, not a County Constitution that guarantees that. If the Texas Constitution were amended to give more authority over county boundaries to the State government, then the State government could adjust the counties as it desired.

What is the process for amending the Texas Constitution (is there a reason you used passive voice?).

The last time the Constitution was amended in 1999, the authority to create counties in certain areas was eliminated.