As of right now it essentially allows for some states to be far better than others, which is unfortunate for the people living in the worst states. I think it’s important for states to have their own governments run by people that actually know what life is like in those states, but certain things (e.g. gay rights, abortion, marijuana) need to be legalized everywhere and all Americans’ rights to those things need to be uniformly protected. Unfortunately, the states rights platform is basically just an anti-civil liberties platform.
Totally disagree but this isn’t the debate thread.
Not sure what you totally disagree on, but I’ll assume you mean everything. You really think that gay marriage shouldn’t be a protected right everywhere in the country? I don’t understand this conservative position that it’s bad for the federal government to do anything, but it’s totally okay for the state government to lord over you. I’ve never understood that line of reasoning.