RE: An objective take on Ron Paul
March 23, 2012 at 8:58 am
(This post was last modified: March 23, 2012 at 9:01 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Correct, we need less laws. Some southern states might like less laws regarding the civil liberties act, or maybe less laws with regards to what can and cannot be taught at schools (who wants some fantasy in their highschool biology curriculum)? I think you mean to say that we need less of the laws you personally disagree with, but that's not really how our government works, and that isn't the driving factor behind federal law and how it applies to each state. States already have substantial leeway and grey area where federal law is concerned. What is illegal in one jurisdiction is not always illegal (or as illegal) as it may be in another, and that's ignoring enforcement entirely (some laws just sit on the books). It's an enforcement nightmare, and has really sticky implications for our relative levels of freedom already. Imagine criminals committing a crime in one state, and then fleeing to another where the law is less strict or stern, or where extradition laws are more obstructive. This is one of the many issues that federal law attempts to shore up. Imagine a group of people living in a select group of states that are discriminated against at an institutional level (think the deep south up until the 60's). Federal law again removes this stumbling block.
"Alaska's oil" is a strategic resource, and you may be forgetting just how much money flowed into Alaska via the public coffers to develop that in the first place.
"Alaska's oil" is a strategic resource, and you may be forgetting just how much money flowed into Alaska via the public coffers to develop that in the first place.
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