tangent4ronpaul
06-23-2010, 08:49 AM
Well do we want more rights for the states or for the federal government?
You just pointed out the 800 lb guerrilla in the middle of the room.
The expected answer is more states rights. What's wrong with that picture? If you ask people at random who there Reps / Senators are in Washington and what legislation they are working on many will know. The media reports on this.
If you ask them who their state level reps or city / county council members are and what laws they are working on, it's a very rare person that won't give you a blank stare. It's generally not reported on. At best, they may give you a last name they saw on a yard sign.
In theory, the federal government is supposed to be severely limited and state rights very broad. Yet, the latter is virtually invisible to the public and often more draconian than what the feds do.
In countering the fed gov overstepping it's bounds, getting people elected to federal office is the obvious answer. Getting people elected to local office can be equilly effective as they can say no to the feds. Both are a lot easier said than done.
Educating voters as to what's going on at both levels seems the most effective method, but without a media infrastructure, very expensive and dificult to pull off.
-t
You just pointed out the 800 lb guerrilla in the middle of the room.
The expected answer is more states rights. What's wrong with that picture? If you ask people at random who there Reps / Senators are in Washington and what legislation they are working on many will know. The media reports on this.
If you ask them who their state level reps or city / county council members are and what laws they are working on, it's a very rare person that won't give you a blank stare. It's generally not reported on. At best, they may give you a last name they saw on a yard sign.
In theory, the federal government is supposed to be severely limited and state rights very broad. Yet, the latter is virtually invisible to the public and often more draconian than what the feds do.
In countering the fed gov overstepping it's bounds, getting people elected to federal office is the obvious answer. Getting people elected to local office can be equilly effective as they can say no to the feds. Both are a lot easier said than done.
Educating voters as to what's going on at both levels seems the most effective method, but without a media infrastructure, very expensive and dificult to pull off.
-t