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Spin Zone / Re: Where Does America Go From Here
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Rather than breaking the US apart, I'd rather see us re-affirm the Constitution where most of the power resides with the States.
Maybe even go further in limiting the power of the Feds to National Defense and certain infrastructure (think Interstate Highways and the power grid), and I'm not even sure about giving them control of the power grid. Departments like the EPA and Education would be eliminated or reduced to a supporting role only and available to help the States "ON REQUEST" and without strings. There are some problems that are too big for a state to tackle alone, or shouldn't have to tackle alone, like border protection and water rights. Georgia should not be allowed to dam up the Chatahoochee and choke Alabama and Florida.
But I see the odds of either to be about the same as the odds of peace in the Middle East. We will become a 2nd or 3rd rate county in a world ruled by strong, decisive leaders (eg: China, Russia or some other dictatorship).
Maybe even go further in limiting the power of the Feds to National Defense and certain infrastructure (think Interstate Highways and the power grid), and I'm not even sure about giving them control of the power grid. Departments like the EPA and Education would be eliminated or reduced to a supporting role only and available to help the States "ON REQUEST" and without strings. There are some problems that are too big for a state to tackle alone, or shouldn't have to tackle alone, like border protection and water rights. Georgia should not be allowed to dam up the Chatahoochee and choke Alabama and Florida.
But I see the odds of either to be about the same as the odds of peace in the Middle East. We will become a 2nd or 3rd rate county in a world ruled by strong, decisive leaders (eg: China, Russia or some other dictatorship).