[Vlad The Inhaler]

Just when I thought we were restoring some degree of responsibility to our federal govt, I see the inner rot of state govts eating away this nations future.

Interesting point.

What we see happening should cause some rethinking of the idea of decentralizing some federal programs to the states.

The accepted wisdom is that state governments would be more conservative administrators of government programs than the federal government.

However that "common sense" notion doesn't seem to apply across the board.

And I would definitely not want to see a constitutional convention as many conservatives have been promoting.

[jonno]

“What we see happening should cause some rethinking of the idea of decentralizing some federal programs to the states.”

Personally, I would rather a few states are screwed up - than the entire govt. Those states that fail, act as signposts for what NOT to do.

Otherwise, I share your concern about the CoS. For me, it’s a case of “the devil we know...”.

[Ken H]

What we see happening should cause some rethinking of the idea of decentralizing some federal programs to the states.

So screw the 10th Amendment when you don't like the results.