Let’s move away from emotions and toward the facts, shall we? Otherwise this is nothing more than a venue for venting–something decidedly less valuable to the “marketplace of ideas” than intelligent, fact-based discussion.
Okay. Point one. Federalism has been dead since around 1820. Get over it. The Dormant Commerce Clause, as anyone who has studied the law knows, grants the federal government vast powers. The Supreme Court has affirmed the underlying jurisprudence for many, many years, regardless of whether the bench has leaned toward the liberal or conservative ends of the constitutional spectrum. In short, the officials you criticize here are, like it or not, more-or-less correct. If you don’t like it, you can either 1-amend the constitution, or 2-move to Somalia where you can apparently ignore the law and central government altogether. If you would like to actually learn about how it works, pick up a study guide to constitutional law, such as those published by “Emanuel Law Outlines” or “Gilbert’s.” The sections addressing the Commerce Clause are succinct and easy to understand.
Point two, nobody in the mainstream (which is, of course, the key to any election–whether you in your caves, bunkers or ready-for-Armageddon compounds like it or not) is going to take the Republican Party seriously in years to come if we keep spouting off with this ultra-religious craziness. Even if you believe that stuff, for the sake of all involved, just keep it to yourself. You’re scaring away the “normal” people who need to vote Republican. Think about it.
