Let's try that same thinking by stating it like this:
Me three. Getting some actual federalism back would be worth letting the states decide the slavery question within their own borders.Does that work for you too?
No, although I’m pretty pissed that in order to get rid of slavery, we had to give up federalism. I understand what you’re saying, that if something is unquestionably wrong, why should the states be free to legalize it. To some extent I agree with you, perhaps some issue other than would be a better one on which to hang a revival of federalism, but as you can see, he’s the only candidate talking about it at all. Maybe if the others were actually Republicans we’d a better choice of hills to die on. Besides, who says we can’t still fight it if it’s properly recognized as a state issue?
It puts the abortion issue in smaller, more well defined borders in which to be contested. Trying to sway all 50 states — with the thousands of splintered special interest groups at play — make the pro-life tactics post 1973 unwinnable.