[74dodgedart]

Its states rights verse the federal gov't. Most conservatives rallied around "returning power to the states".

[vmatt]

Its states rights verse the federal gov't. Most conservatives rallied around "returning power to the states".

LOL, welcome to the FreeRepublican forum. Guess who will win this one? Imagine the screeches if Reno tried to pull this off. Still LOL!

[Psalm 73]

"Its states rights verse the federal gov't."

But isn't the primary purpose of the Federal Gov. to provide for a common defense?
What if Oregon decides it does not want any military bases on it's soil? Should that be left up to the ststes? Of course not.
We are talking national security here.