[quote]magick wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
I think the three go hand in hand and it would be very difficult to separate them. I do not; however, think that’s a reason not to try to effect positive change. [/quote]
Why you think it’ll be a positive change to take power from the hands of the federal government and give it to the states?
What if the state did something that you disagreed with (vehemently)? Would you demand that the power then go from the state to the city you live in?
As for the first sentence- Fair enough. We do all have different beliefs, and obviously this translates directly into our politics and ideologies.
In hindsight my question is too simplistic. I guess a better question would be whether you think the politics and ideologies of today are borne out of a calculated, rational beliefs, or on the basis of a man’s fear and terror of a situation and a desperate attempt to gain control?[/quote]
Well, you sort of jumped to a conclusion I didn’t expect you to (me pushing for power shifting to the state from the fed), I think that for one thing the Constitution was setup so the majority of power was with the individual states as yet another check and balance. I can pretty easily move to another state if I vehemently disagree with a new law. I can not so easily move out of the country (although I can and it’s an option). Secondly, I think an individual state has a much stronger grasp on the pulse of the population and can act more how that particular populace wants them too. Third, I think it gives the people within the state more influence on policy because their vote is more effective.
I would love to power shift towards local government under the right circumstances for the same reasons. My voice becomes more effective.
I think it’s very difficult to say where exactly a man’s beliefs come from.