Are you for more Federal or State govt power?

[OddBeMe]

Some recent laws are going through the court system and they’re arguing the Supremacy Clause again. Which in the constitution says federal govt has supremacy, but then contradicts itself to say states have power too. (Damn the founders!)

Personally I don’t see the point in 50 separate governments rather than one in DC. It’s still run by our representatives.

I’ve moved my extended family from state to state and it is a fckin nightmare transferring Medicaid and Social Security between states, because each one allocates it differently. If I worked directly with the fed agencies, it’d have been over in two seconds.

But this is the original divide in our country that led to a Civil War that still didn’t decide it.

State

Federal

Both, more state

Both, more federal

[Alessa13]

State, each state better understands its local population needs. The federal government often caters to high population states and ignores low population states.

They have a very basic mandate and should stick to that, foriegn affairs, trade agreements, national defense.

They have supremacy on the basics for which they are in charge of, but often the federal government steps on the boundries of state rights.

Feds should stay out of state rights and focus on their job, things like securing the border from invaders.

States should also stay out of the feds way and let them do their job. If the feds aren't doing their job, such as securing the border then the states should have the right to sue (and win) the federal government for failure to do so. Each crime for example committed by a illegal, a state should be given a billion dollars from the federal government until they secure the border.

That money then can be allocated by the state to the victims of the crime, if they are a citizen.

State rights and the 10th amendment are important, as one giant central government abuses its power.

Every hot topic issue can and should be handled on the state level. Rather than trying to make everything work everywhere for everyone. What works in low population states, won't work in high and reverse.

The original idea was that senators would represent the state government interest in the federal government and the house would directly represent the people. Now both are elected by the people and it has become a bit of a mess.

[Stoner710]

Definitely state, federal is suppose to be like the EU. The EU sets up basic trade agreements and laws that other countries fallow but they don’t control all of the laws in the independent nations Germany has a different culture than France. Florida has a different culture then Alabama let Germany be Germany and France be France like we need to let Florida be Florida and Alabama be Alabama

[WindAtMyBack]

States over feds.
Local jurisdictions over state.

As far as I'm concerned the federal government should be eliminated and go back to how the country was originally. The feds have VASTLY overstepped the limited power granted to them by the Constitution. If the founders were alive today, I think even the staunchest federalists would agree if they saw what became of the united states.

[Sevenpointfive]

i'd honestly like to see each state do their own thing. we'd have a federal agreement to protect each other during war but that's it. i don't see any need to help each other out

[Juxtapose]

It's becoming increasingly obvious to me that centralization of power is not a positive. The federal government has proven itself untrustworthy so at least with States having more power people can vote with their feet.

[msc545]

State governments often do unconstitutional things.

[ChefPapiChulo]

def not state. if we ruled by local warlords they would be cruel and punishing. i would rather trust the feds than my local cops who are nothing but thugs.

[gorydetails]

State. The federal government should be very weak.