You're failing to realize that a lot of state governments (especially ours) are not AT ALL qualified to determine what civil liberties citizens of the state can and cannot have
I see what you mean but I have absolutely no more faith in the federal ability either, which leaves us in no worse a situation. Some states would pass it some would not, at least then it would come down to a vote instead of a Supreme Court mandate.
Regarding the education question. What we have been doing is not working, and simply throwing money at the problem does nothing but bloat and corrupt the system. At least parents would have the option of putting their money into an educational program of their choice if it wasn't stolen from them to go into an already impotent system.
The state government could only effect civil liberties insofar as it pertains to the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. I believe strongly in personal responsibility and the ability of people to rise to an occasion. I know I am in the minority, but the problems we face are always someone else's fault aren't they?
I do always vote Libertarian, and do so with the understanding that there isn't much chance of my vote meaning anything in the two-party system :)
I have not read those comments, I will need to check those out. Thanks for taking the time to write!
But a vote gay rights and abortion rights in the a lot of states would go about as deep as "Leviticus 20:13" or "the bible says it's wrong." Neither of these justifications are sufficient grounds for limiting the civil rights of the citizens of the state, but a vote at the state level would produce such results. Most people don't vote on educated opinions, they vote on dogma. I feel there is less dogma that influences votes on the federal level than the state level.
The problem with education is the lack of value placed on it. As I previously stated, the students who take advantage of the voucher system will be the ones who actually give a damn in the first place. The overwhelming majority of students would still not give a damn and wouldn't really care where they went to school, or would care solely for aesthetic purposes and wouldn't really put forth any effort to actually do well. That isn't going to fix much either. The real way to fix education is instilling some sort of value in it. This is easier said then done, but leaving certain schools and the students in them out to dry isn't the way to do that.
The Bill of Rights argument doesn't really hold up. One could argue "states rights" for a lot of issues that are not specifically addressed in the constitution. In the 1950's and 60's, it took [i]federal[/i] intervention to actually kick start some sort of racial equality. it took [i]federal[/i] interevention to garuntee (some) workers rights. the federal government is largely responsible for a lot of the things we presently take for granted.
I see what you mean but I have absolutely no more faith in the federal ability either, which leaves us in no worse a situation. Some states would pass it some would not, at least then it would come down to a vote instead of a Supreme Court mandate.
Regarding the education question. What we have been doing is not working, and simply throwing money at the problem does nothing but bloat and corrupt the system. At least parents would have the option of putting their money into an educational program of their choice if it wasn't stolen from them to go into an already impotent system.
The state government could only effect civil liberties insofar as it pertains to the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. I believe strongly in personal responsibility and the ability of people to rise to an occasion. I know I am in the minority, but the problems we face are always someone else's fault aren't they?
I do always vote Libertarian, and do so with the understanding that there isn't much chance of my vote meaning anything in the two-party system :)
I have not read those comments, I will need to check those out. Thanks for taking the time to write!
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The problem with education is the lack of value placed on it. As I previously stated, the students who take advantage of the voucher system will be the ones who actually give a damn in the first place. The overwhelming majority of students would still not give a damn and wouldn't really care where they went to school, or would care solely for aesthetic purposes and wouldn't really put forth any effort to actually do well. That isn't going to fix much either. The real way to fix education is instilling some sort of value in it. This is easier said then done, but leaving certain schools and the students in them out to dry isn't the way to do that.
The Bill of Rights argument doesn't really hold up. One could argue "states rights" for a lot of issues that are not specifically addressed in the constitution. In the 1950's and 60's, it took [i]federal[/i] intervention to actually kick start some sort of racial equality. it took [i]federal[/i] interevention to garuntee (some) workers rights. the federal government is largely responsible for a lot of the things we presently take for granted.
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