However, on the Federal level, it is outrageous. These, “we'll give you funding if you comply with our mandate laws” completely undermine states rights.
They are nothing short of Federal extortion and can be used to pretty much mandate ANYTHING. They essentially say, “comply with our rules or the citizens of your state will continue to send huge amounts of money to Washington and get even LESS back than citizens of states that comply.” As a result, state and local taxes will have to rise to make up for the decreased kickback of the taxes the Federal government already fleeced the taxpayers for.
Colonel West should be ashamed of himself for undermining the Constitution and promoting additional Federal abuse of power.
You make some good points, but with due respect, your conclusion is ludicrous. Allen West did not invent the notion that we have an interstate highway system, but we do. Thus, driving cannot be a “state” issue.
It just can’t. So to say West should be ashamed is a knee jerk over react. To disagree is something else. But sorry, you cannot justify interstate highways as a state issue. Think of the practical impossibilties of what you are saying .