[kjam22]

The federal government is our represenatives. We the people elect the senators and represenatives. I would rather they didn't create as many laws as they create, and left more room for local or state laws. But I get out voted on that. However, I REALLY would rather the legislative body create the laws instead of the S.C. creating them.

[highball]

The federal government is our represenatives. We the people elect the senators and represenatives. I would rather they didn't create as many laws as they create, and left more room for local or state laws. But I get out voted on that. However, I REALLY would rather the legislative body create the laws instead of the S.C. creating them.

Of course we elect federal representatives. That doesn't mean that the federal representatives ought to have dominion over everything. State legislatures are closer to the people and therefore should have as much sovereignty as possible. I thought that was a bedrock coservative principle.

So what laws should be left up to the states? What's the point of state legislatures if the federal government can overrule them at will?