I agree completely with Levin that the power of the fed must be taken back to what it was intended to be in the first place-but the chain the fed has on the states was forged gradually with federal/taxpayer money over many decades.
I may be wrong with this-but I think unless the states start saying “no” to those funds, even incrementally, they will continue to be controlled with the threat of those funds being taken away-the Common Core crap is a fine example of that-so is Obamacare-you’d think the sky is falling the minute those funds are threatened. Some states have said “no thanks” to some fed funds, but unless more do so, the fed will still have the whip, no matter what else is done...
“I agree completely with Levin that the power of the fed must be taken back to what it was intended to be in the first place-but the chain the fed has on the states was forged gradually with federal/taxpayer money over many decades.
I may be wrong with this-but I think unless the states start saying “no” to those funds, even incrementally, they will continue to be controlled with the threat of those funds being taken away-the Common Core crap is a fine example of that-so is Obamacare-you’d think the sky is falling the minute those funds are threatened. Some states have said “no thanks” to some fed funds, but unless more do so, the fed will still have the whip, no matter what else is done...”
I think your right, only the most staward of our States will have the will to turn down such vast sums of their state’s own Tax payers resources(taken by Washington), and only in situations in which the costs out weight what is given.
The State department of education is a great example, in that one could argue in many states the primary reason for the State department of education is to manage a variety of Federal Funding grants which themselves only exist because some politician in Washington wants to claim he funded education to a constitutional that either doesnt know or doesn’t care that Education is none of Washington’s business.
I think there are however three ways we can attack this problem.
1: By legalizing lying so taht in effect States can tell Washington every lie they want so that Washington will judge them all equal no matter how they spend Federal tax dollars.
2: By legalizing the unequal footing Washington Puts State in who either can’t or won’t comply with unauthorized expenditures in theses areas.
In effect have the Federal injustice system or the present simply send them teh same amount of money no matter what.
3: Ending all Federal transfers to all states for theses programs all together. Ask the States to raise their own taxes for their own education or if they choose do with less.
I think Options 1 and 2 are the most likely and given Obamas new dictatorial powers they can be done as soon as a Republican president takes office, thus effectively eliminating the Federal department of education as a regulatory body. (in the long run the state departments too for many states)
Key to victory in this area however is still teaching our children the nature of Federalism so that they lose respect for Federal politicians who promuse to add more strings. This can and must be done by our State and local legislators mandating these classes. This is why our controlling the state legislator is most critical. Not only to controlling Washington but our future as well.