The United States became involved in World War II only "<span>c. after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor," since this represented an unquestionable act of war against the US that needed to be avenged. </span>
No provisions were made for an executive branch to enforce the laws nor for a national court system to interpret them. A legislative Congress was the sole organ of the national government, but it had no power to force the states to do anything against their will.
He said his own opinion and not everyone did that, so he drawed attention.
Freezing Ice into Massachusetts at the time