The feds have the states bought and paid for. Remember what happened in Georgia when they were considering a bill to require Presidential eligibility to be proven before a name could be on the ballot: the law-makers in areas that wanted federal funds for a certain project all backed out of their support for the bill within a single day.
Three guesses as to why that was, and the first 2 don’t count.
Rush has talked about the stimulus and TARP being slush funds. Pretty much everything the feds do for the states is slush money. Scratch each other’s backs and everybody will be fine. Make waves, and the feds will get their payback.
The checks and balances within the federal government are all long gone. And the natural checks between state and federal government are also all long gone because the feds have the money and unlimited power (because the courts allow it).
Lets just get Gingrich into the WH. I would love it.