Can I request one thing, and this may be worth a thread on its own. Can we stop calling it 'state's rights'. The Constitution doesn't grant States 'Rights', the 10th Amendment clearly states 'powers'. Jay was pretty clear in federalist 14 that powers were not meant to restrict rights.
The reason I say this is because the 10th has been often misused as a tool to restrict individual rights. State level healthcare mandates are just an example of this. It just gives another form of government the power to impede your inalienable rights. Other examples of this include things like McDonald v Chicago where the government said that States can restrict 2nd Amendment rights.
This should be one of those litmus tests for Conservative politicians as, do they believe any form of government can restrict inalienable rights?
::rant off::
Well, those are his (Romney’s) words.
great comment, thanks
That rationalization has always sent chills up my spine! When I would argue this point, I would get looks of cross-eyed bewilderment as a response.