Originally posted by lazs2 urchin... lincoln made a tough decision... he decided that destroying states rights was the price that had to be paid to hold the union together.agree or disagree with his decision... he did more to destroy states rights (and the spirit of the constituion) than anyone in our history. FDR and LBJ did their part by taxation and federal programs that were madatory for the states.We now have a country where people who live in sardine cans are voting on what people who live in the country need and or/ are allowed to do.Red and Blue instead of blue and grey. I would love it if each state had it's own laws that were seperate from the federal ones and only had to meet constitutional interpretations. I also think that if a state wishes to seceede it should be able to under the constitution.lazs
