[robertpaulsen]

Absent federal laws to the contrary, the states are free to set their own. I've been consistent in my statements.

[P_A_I]

I believe the U.S. Constitution was written to define the limits of the federal (not state) government.
State constitutions define the limits of each state. That was the original intent of the Founding Fathers.

It was the original intent of the Founding Fathers, clearly written, that all States have republican forms of government - wherein all judges & officials are bound by oath to support the US Constitution - notwithstanding any Thing in the Constitutions of any State to the Contrary.

Absent federal laws to the contrary, the states are free to set their own.

You: " -- believe the U.S. Constitution was written to define the limits of the federal (not state) government."
And that only: "State constitutions define the limits of each state."

I've been consistent in my statements.

Your own words quoted above show your logical inconsistencies.
Can you admit it?