Whatever the freak it is, it is a STATES ISSUE and not a constitutionally-enumerated federal issue.
Whatever the freak it is, it is a STATES ISSUE and not a constitutionally-enumerated federal issue.
That horse left he barn in 1861.
Unfortunately, since LBJ's great society it is now a fedgov matter with many USSC decisions to back it, not to mention signed Congressional legislation that reinforces such, however un-Constitutional. It has been contested through the years on the grounds of 9th and 10th Amendment States' Rights, but the States always lose because no State Supreme Court nor the US Supreme Court want to look like racists.
You couldn't be talking to a bigger supporter of States' Rights. I have posted many articles on this board and others in big bold underlined fonts. I used to be out in the streets with a bullhorn supporting States' Rights. I helped found Veterans for Constitutional Restoration (VetsCor). Look at the sidebar on this site. The only republican president contender who consistently espouses States' Rights is Ted Cruz.
Which reminds me: Trump is our new Perot. He is a smarmy, self-absorbed ego-centric TV personality that channeled Perot in his closing argument in the last debate. To paraphrase, "I'll fix it. I'll change things and I'll fix them. I'm the only candidate who knows how to fix things". Not the same words, but the same BS generic statement. Look at the transcript. He was pitiful.
Ack! Trump is a dim bulb who is playing on the anger of conservatives. I can't believe so many on this board and elsewhere think he is the savior for conservatism. Yeah, I know he has some policy statements out there and talks generic talk that conservatives want to hear. However, Trump is still a "cult of personality" media creature. He needs to go away and let the true Conservative, Ted Cruz, absorb his limelight.
My prediction, Trump will lose the nomination due to his big mouth and ego to either Ted Cruz, Ben Carson (another interloper who has NO gumption), or Mark Rubio (which I prefer not). I also see Cruz or Rubio or maybe Carson selecting Fiorina as the VP running mate.
Someone please explain to me why the second tier candidates still bother? Why does Graham, Santorum, Pataki, Gilmore even bother? Sorry, got off point.