I Get Letters: States’ Rights
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As is often her way, Heather asked me a very complex and pertinent question:
my libertarian conspiracy-theorist FIL has been sending me stuff about the states rights movement…stuff like sherrifs taking the power to arrest federal govt. officials and kicking the IRS out…my FIL is a loon. but that doesn’t mean these ideas are. obviously SOMEBODY thinks they are a good idea or nobody would care/start a movement/be doing anything.
as someone who fought for statehood rights in DC, i’m interested in your perspective on state vs. federal rights, taxation rights, and whether you think this movement is anything sane people should be afraid
My answer, as is often my way, is fairly complex. Follow along after the jump.
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As is often her way, Heather asked me a very complex and pertinent question:
my libertarian conspiracy-theorist FIL has been sending me stuff about the states rights movement…stuff like sherrifs taking the power to arrest federal govt. officials and kicking the IRS out…my FIL is a loon. but that doesn’t mean these ideas are. obviously SOMEBODY thinks they are a good idea or nobody would care/start a movement/be doing anything.
as someone who fought for statehood rights in DC, i’m interested in your perspective on state vs. federal rights, taxation rights, and whether you think this movement is anything sane people should be afraid
My answer, as is often my way, is fairly complex. Follow along after the jump.
Read the rest of this entry »