Do understand anything I’ve said? You don’t, do you? I’m not happy with the present situation and Washington , if you haven’t noticed , is the literal center of power here. And what is it with The Stars and Stripes that you have a problem with, particularly?
Duh. It wasn't meant to be that way though. The constitution only gave the Govenrment very very limited powers. Everything else was left to the states. The States delegated powers to the federal government when they created it. You don't delegate to an entity who is above you, but to one who is equal or inferior. Of course it didn't take long for the federal govenrment to begin enlarging itself and trampling on the rights of the states. When a government becomes the sole judge of its own power, what can be expected?
There are times to throw off old government. The colonists thought so. They didn't say "We should march in peaceful protest" or ask other colonists what it was with the flag of Britain that they had a problem with. The time had come to create a new government of the people, by the people, and for the people, deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed.
The same with the War for Southern Independence. When a governemnt becomes too powerful or destructive of the rights of the citizens (and in this case States as well), a people have the right to throw it off. At least the Founding Fathers thought so....