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George S. Patton Party
When will many conservative realize this isn't 19th century anymore and get over their love affair over states rights? Having 50 different states with all kinds of different rules and regulations may have made sense back then, but these days of vast and fast travel, and much more complicated industries, it would be a clusterfuck having states rule everything by themselves. Hardly a united country. And certain things its just not feasible to have each state make their own rules and regulations.
Plus its happened already and the federal gov't has been strong for so long now. Stop kicking and screaming and try to make it work for once. Get over the pipe dream and ideology, its the way it is now, regardless of what you think the framers wanted.
See... here's what you're missing, aside from the whole Constitution thingey.
There was a REASON why our framers balanced the power of central government with state sovereignty. Central power is prone to corruption, much as we're seeing now in Washington.
Our votes are at their most potent at the State and Local level, where we're big fish in a small pond. We're better able to affect our immediate environment, to tailor legislation to the specific needs of each community. At the national level, our votes are diluted. Our communities are controlled by distant power-broker... a federal aristocracy that's damn near beyond our influence. Hell, with an incumbency rate of 95%, we can't hardly blast the bastards out with dynamite once they're entrenched. With vast central powers, they have their thumbs in too many pies.
The power was supposed to be limited, thus limiting their influence. A federalist system avoids oligarchy, which to the founders' minds was too close for comfort to the monarchist system they'd just broken free of.
There's also a side benefit to Federalism that people don't often consider. When we have 50 States, each solving problems in their own way, not only are they more accountable to the people, they're more innovative as they compete with one another for citizens and businesses. They're forced to balance the social needs of their population with their ability to generate revenues. And the eggs aren't all in one basket. If one State makes poor choices, they don't drag the other 49 down. There's some left standing to pull the fat off the fire.
Yes, there is some benefits of that, but a lot of time anything federal people go off on and complain its unconstitutional. I'm not advocating total federal control of everything, although I can see how people think that from my OP, which I think other posts have cleared up more. I understand each state has differences and problems that need to be addressed locally. I guess my problem is with some people that think having an FDA, or other federal agencies setting policies is so horrible. ANd yes, I've heard those argument made on this forum. There has to be some laws that are global to all states. And if its "unconstitutional for federal laws, wouldn't it be ruled so?
I guess its the extremists that claim anything federal is unconstitutional and wrong
Alot of those Institutions are repitive/redundant, and what the States should be doing for themselves.
They were created solely to give the Federal Government more power so they could justify larger taxes to justify the existence.
Tell me Gregg? Do you like the FED posing unfunded mandates upon the States...and therefore make them BEG for Tax Money that is rightfully theirs [The States] to start with?
-Ponder-