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Federalism and the Need for Moral Clarity
Caffeinated Thoughts ^ | January 2, 2016 | Adam Graham

Posted on 01/02/2016 6:03:27 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands

In the debate over Ted Cruz's stand that the issue of the sanctity of marriage should be strictly left up to the states, those who favor a Federal Marriage Amendment such as Governor Mike Huckabee and Senator Rick Santorum are accused of wanting to trample on states rights.

The truth is neither of these gentlemen is opposed to federalism. Federalism is a great heritage of our nation. It allows different states to operate according to the dictates of each state's citizenry. Take the issue of gambling. My home state of Idaho forbids casinos but allows the lottery while our neighboring state of Nevada has the exact opposite stance, and our neighbor Utah bans all forms of gambling. There is no need for a national law or a national Constitutional Amendment on gambling. Each state can do as it chooses.

Yet our American heritage isn't limited to the Constitution. It includes reminders sometimes federalism is no longer a viable or an acceptable solution. At the time of the drafting of the Constitution, slavery was legal throughout most of the country.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: federalism; homosexualmarriage; ricksantorum; santorum; tedcruz
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Yeah, Cruz is weak on the Constitution.

And that’s right, as of today, there’s nobody running who isn’t weak on the Constitution.

Things can change, though.

We’re still free Americans. We can make things happen. In spite of people like you.


21 posted on 01/02/2016 10:01:48 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

I don’t think that Cruz opposes a Constitutional Amendment, should that be the wish of the people. All he is saying is that in the absence of one, marriage does not fall within the federal government’s enumerated powers. And he’s right.


22 posted on 01/02/2016 11:21:02 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: Reno89519
Some folks will never be satisfied with anyone else as long as they consider themselves to be the ideal that others should emulate.

The unexamined life is not worth living - and it leads one to consider himself the ying and yang of all that's good and right.

Take the redwood forest out of your eyes before you carp about the mote in others' eyes.

Oh, yeah - consider paying your own way too...

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The best way to ensure that is to actively support a candidate as the next President.
I prefer Cruz and my money goes to his campaign, hence the Cruz link. If you like someone else, donate to him/her (find your own link to do it) and if you use FR and don't donate, then please don't complain about the welfare leeches or those who have Obama Phones because, functionally, you are no different than any other who enjoys the fruits of others' work for your own benefit.

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23 posted on 01/03/2016 5:37:53 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb
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Donate to Rick Santorum
24 posted on 01/03/2016 9:51:11 AM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands (Conservative 2016!! The Dole, H.W. Bush, McCain, Romney experiment has failed.)
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