Eturnalshift wrote:
The state, not the federal government, decided to handle matters of their own concern and they voted.
1. Civil rights are guaranteed by the law of the land (the Constitution) and always have been since 1789
2. This argument was invalid in 1960 and it's invalid now because states have never been able/willing to protect the rights of their minorities (e.g. black people) without the Feds stepping in
3. Tyranny of the majority - just because a vote was held doesn't make the outcome legitimate if it overrides the rights of a minority
4. The same states that cry and bitch the loudest about "states' rights" are the same states that cry and bitch when they fall victim to their own mistakes and demand the Feds fix their problems for them (e.g., Orleans typhoon, BP disaster, 60s race wars, military base closures).
"States' rights" has never meant anything more than rednecks insisting on their right to ignorance.
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Ridiculous hypocrisyQuote:
Federal Outlays : Tax Revenue Ratio
1. New Mexico ($2.03 / $1.00)
2. Mississippi ($2.02 / $1.00)
3. Alaska (lol) ($1.84 / $1.00)
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27. North Carolina ($1.08 / $1.00)
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40. Massachusetts ($0.82 / $1.00)
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42. New York ($0.79 / $1.00)
43. California ($0.78 / $1.00)
Funny how the states that get the most handouts are the ones that cry loudest about "states' rights".
Funny how these "states' rights" people don't have a problem with "federal tyranny" working in their favor.
Maybe the "liberal elitist" states that are quietly footing their bills know something the rednecks don't.