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Originally Posted by Libertine
What do you have against the federal government, though?
Sure, federal governments often screw things up, but is there any reason the states would do much better? Hell, if it wasn't for the federal government - the Supreme Court specifically - some states would probably still have racial segregation.
Let's imagine Ron Paul having his way for a moment. What if Massachusetts decided to outlaw abortion, alcohol, sex toys and firearms, while Rhode Island decided to legalize all those things? The Massachusetts laws would be completely ineffective - everyone would just get their guns, booze, vibrators and abortions in the next state.
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I agree with you here. In fact I would go one step further and abolish state governments completely and simply have two levels of government - federal and local. Imagine how much money would be saved by getting rid of 50 state governments.
The same laws should apply to all people wherever they are in country. Maybe the USA should be 50 separate countries if they care about "states rights" so much.