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Nic T
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Nic T asked in Politics & GovernmentGovernment · 8 years ago

Should federal laws (or the U.S. Government) be dissolved for State's Rights?

This is the question I have. If the nation will never agree again, why not go back to a Confederation of States. There is such division among the country state-to-state, that would it be better if the executive branch was eliminated and States would determine what was best for the country based on what was best for their states?

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  • Judith
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Without a federal government and its laws and regulations what we would have would be 50 individual countries - not states. It would be a nightmare.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    You will NEVER have the federal government give up the power it already has. We live in such a politically divided country that which ever party controls the federal government at the time, the opposite party would oppose. It would be the quickest way to the civil war.

    Not to mention how many southern and midwestern states would go back to jim crowe laws. it would be insane.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    And what is best for all 50 states? What if a state decides it wants to change its currency? What is the value of that currency in the other 49 states?

    Who is in charge of interstate highways and rail lines? Does a state HAVE to manage the portions that run through its territory?

    What about laws between states? Who says Georgia has to recognize laws in Alabama? Who says one state has to extradite a suspect to a state where a warrant is out for said suspect's arrest?

    Oh and let's talk about national security and foreign policy. Who speaks for the states? Does each state have its own ambassador or do the states collective elect an ambassador? Or do some states just handle their own foreign policy? And who has to contribute to the military? Do states with no bases have to even bother with having recruiters in their state? Do inland states have to contribute a penny to the funding of naval forces? What if the nation is attacked? Does the West coast have to aid the East coast?

    Source(s): Many reasons why the Articles of Confederacy failed and would fail in the modern era.
  • 8 years ago

    Originally the U.S. was a group of separate states with all their own rules and own money. To transport stuff from Georgia to Massachusetts cost a fortune in state to state taxes. With no central monetary system banks would open, take people's money and then close up claiming they went bankrupt. Plus with no central military the nation was open to invasion, like what happened in 1812. Without a strong central government we would be in just as big a mess as Europe is.

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  • 8 years ago

    Well I live in Florida (Tea Party country) so more rights for me.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    i agree but none of the laws seem to aplly in my protection or rights to me so if they exist im not under them for rights or protection in any case

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