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Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Should states' rights be abolished??
States don't have rights. People have rights. Of all the governmental units that are useless, state governments top the list. The important things are handled at the Federal level. The rest should be left to cities and counties to deal with. State government is mostly a useless and corrupt cesspool. I don't trust them with ANY decision.
Well if I was a benevolent dictator I would abolish the State system...lol
You can't achieve economies of scale, you get States competing against one another to see who can lower middle class benefits the most in bidding wars for corporate relocations. You could reduce administrative costs, pool resources, etc.
France, Scandanvian countries, Japan have a very strong central government (unitary) and weak local governments...they seem to have done very well.
Last edited by padcrasher; 11-18-2010 at 05:47 PM..
When ever someone wants rights for a state it usually means they want to deprive someone of their rights as an American Citizen. We have already had one Civil War over this
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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No. For example, Montana has high speed limits and lax gun laws. That works fine there, it might not work as well in New Jersey.
Speed limits are a matter for the Federal Government to set on interstate highways. On local highways and roads, they should be set by the local city and county officials.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
You mean dissolve the Union? Sure, why not.
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