I'm curious. Do you have any particular reason to believe the States, by which you presumably mean the existing state governors and legislatures, would be effective in this role?
It seems to me you are speaking of romanticized and ideal States, not those which actually exist.
State legislature and governors are often at least as corrupt as the federal government, more so in many cases.
They KNOW that if the States are powerless to STOP Washington apart from working THROUGH the rigged Washington system, then we HAVE no Republic, and our system is merely an illusion.
I’m curious. Do you have any particular reason to believe the States, by which you presumably mean the existing state governors and legislatures, would be effective in this role?
It seems to me you are speaking of romanticized and ideal States, not those which actually exist.
State legislature and governors are often at least as corrupt as the federal government, more so in many cases.
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Are you joking? A romanticized view? I live in South Carolina for crying out loud! We have Governor Sanford the adulterer and Lindsey Grahamnesty the limp-wristed, panty-waste RINO!
I AM making the point that the Founders made — Local and State Governments are the closest to the people and thus are [or SHOULD BE] the repositories of most of the political power! This was reflected by Joseph Story when he wrote in 1833: “The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with the feelings, the affections, the municipal institutions, and the internal arrangements of the whole population. They possess, too, the immediate administration of justice in all cases, civil and criminal, which concern the property, personal rights, and peaceful pursuits of their own citizens.”
The States and Local Governments are the closest, most responsive and easiest forum to deal with MOST issues. That’s why we had the Tenth Amendment. That’s why we NEED to return to the Tenth Amendment and restore the sovereignty of the States. Anyone who says we can have a Constitutional Republic apart from THAT essential element is deluding themselves.