The Roe v Wade decision has made it painfully obvious how little most people understand just what the United States of America is.
Some seem to think that states are territories of the federal government instead of understanding that the federal government exists only to serve the specifically shared needs of the 50 individual states.
The federal government was intended to have very limited powers over a very limited area of responsibility. Once people grasp this simple founding concept, many of the things that complain about would make sense. Such as:
-they don’t like the electoral college because the fact that each state has two senators means small states are slightly over represented. Well, why would smaller states have joined the union if they were never going to have a real voice?
-they don’t like what happens in states they don’t live in and feel like they should be able to dictate the policy of those states. Well, when you realize that each state is its own sovereign entity, maybe you can accept that it’s none of your business what Utah does with alcohol sales, or Vermont does with abortion.
-states’ rights are the very cornerstone of our representative republic. On a federal level your power to vote is essentially meaningless. There are 535 members of Congress and you only get to vote for a couple of them. For nationwide offices you are one of 140,000,000.
On the state level you have more impact. In WV you are one of 800,000 making decisions. Maybe one of only a few thousand for your local representative.
On a local level a hand full of people with a common vision can determine exactly who is representing your interest.
This is why you always want more decisions made further down the line and closer to home.
-if you don’t like the politics and direction of the state you live in, you have the freedom to choose any other state that you like better, because states rights ensures diversity of governance. Go live with like minded individuals and be happy.
Some seem to think that states are territories of the federal government instead of understanding that the federal government exists only to serve the specifically shared needs of the 50 individual states.
The federal government was intended to have very limited powers over a very limited area of responsibility. Once people grasp this simple founding concept, many of the things that complain about would make sense. Such as:
-they don’t like the electoral college because the fact that each state has two senators means small states are slightly over represented. Well, why would smaller states have joined the union if they were never going to have a real voice?
-they don’t like what happens in states they don’t live in and feel like they should be able to dictate the policy of those states. Well, when you realize that each state is its own sovereign entity, maybe you can accept that it’s none of your business what Utah does with alcohol sales, or Vermont does with abortion.
-states’ rights are the very cornerstone of our representative republic. On a federal level your power to vote is essentially meaningless. There are 535 members of Congress and you only get to vote for a couple of them. For nationwide offices you are one of 140,000,000.
On the state level you have more impact. In WV you are one of 800,000 making decisions. Maybe one of only a few thousand for your local representative.
On a local level a hand full of people with a common vision can determine exactly who is representing your interest.
This is why you always want more decisions made further down the line and closer to home.
-if you don’t like the politics and direction of the state you live in, you have the freedom to choose any other state that you like better, because states rights ensures diversity of governance. Go live with like minded individuals and be happy.
