..and before you give me any of that "state's rights" bullshit, please consider how the very few states were originally organized versus how the many states are now, both demographically and when considering the purpose of each organization.
We are not 13 states with very different goals, confederated in terms of a mutual defense and interest treaty as we were when these things were of paramount importance. In 2011, we are one nation. States rights, along with: the electoral college; the idea of having 2 senators per state instead of a more truly representative senate; the ability to gerrymander districts to effect changes in the vote to set up congress; and many other issues of unfairness which have allowed lobbyists and rules-lawyers to rules-lawyer us into this position are artifacts of a society which is no longer relevant to our current problems, and our current way of life.
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