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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I wonder about is the fairness of state's rights when it comes to certain issues. It seems supremely unfair that if you happen to be born gay in some states, or need an abortion, that you should be denied certain rights for being born there.

Or you should have crappy access to healthcare because of where in the US you are born

Most people can't just pick up and move to a state that is more accommodating.

I just can't see this have and have not America as a good thing.[/quote]

It's called democracy and more local rule under democracy. For a fundamental human right, like equal marriage, I would like the Constitution amended myself but I am not going to pretend that the current Constitution covers it and forces it on the states; it doesn't.

How to involve the government in health care is surely an issue that should be decided democratically.  You think Obamacare is good for people, I think it hurts them versus better reforms. We should get to fight that out and try different things in different states. If we got rid of federalism you have to keep in mind that you might not win on the federal level and then no one in any state gets the position you want. Think long and hard before you want the federal government to be the last word; you are assuming it will be the last word you like. [/quote]

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