Before the income tax, we ran the country on tarriffs. Not arguing; just stating a fact.
Granted, back then, the States did almost everything (we valued our system of Federalism back then), and the federal government just took care of defense and the border, and a few other things.
Now, everything has to be handled at the national level, or the media goes insane. Shooting in a school? National action required. Gays want to marry? National action required. Woman wants to have an abortion? National action required. All of those things are properly State issues.
The progressives knew what they were doing when they removed the States from the picture by passing the 17th Amendment in 1913. Ever since then, the national government has taken over more and more, because there were no representatives of the state governments in the Senate anymore to stop the national government from usurping their power.
Now, everything has to be handled at the national level, or the media goes insane. Shooting in a school? National action required. Gays want to marry? National action required. Woman wants to have an abortion? National action required. All of those things are properly State issues.
The progressives knew what they were doing when they removed the States from the picture by passing the 17th Amendment in 1913. Ever since then, the national government has taken over more and more, because there were no representatives of the state governments in the Senate anymore to stop the national government from usurping their power.
Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.