That was the bumper sticker reason. In reality, the states here had created a state that was soverign over its lands it didn't want to cede its power over to England and its King. These same states then endeavored to cut off relations with the King and used incidents like that to force a show down.
These states maintained there sovereignty over their territory, formed the federal gov't and 200+ years later ruled that smoking should be banned within their territory.
What reality do you live in? I want to make sure that I never enter that reality.
1) It didn't make any sense.
2) Do you really think that all it was was a power grab?
If so I can see where you get your thoughts.
This is what your thinking leads to.
"Everything in the state, nothing against the state, nothing outside the state."
"After a few years of comparative non-intervention, and some liberalization, the government moves towards a highly interventionist policy, and statist pronouncements increasingly harping on the "corporate state." All traces of conservatism are lost, save only for the insistence that actual ownership of businesses by the state be avoided."
I actually think you're insane.
The dominant theme in each and every one of your posts is "states" and your beloved "sovereignty."
Unelected Boards of Health and the continuous indoctrination of the population via the Public Educrats and the inevitable dumbing down of voters are conveniently ignored in your world view.
Just as long as the government is there to nestle you in its bosom, you're happy as a clam.