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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction

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To: Brumar89 who wrote (77579)2/16/2010 11:05:35 PM
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Poll: Is the tenth amendment becoming sexy again?

By: David Freddoso
Online Opinion Editor
02/15/10 1:11 PM EST

   

Bob Dole always kept a card in his pocket with the 10th amendment written on it. (AP photo)

A new Rasmussen poll suggests that state sovereignty is making a comeback in this era of heightened federal control:


<<< Voters strongly believe that a state should have the right to avoid federal programs it doesn't like, but they draw the line at states seceding from the union. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 59% of likely voters say states should have the right to opt out of federal government programs they don't agree with. Just 25% disagree, while another 15% are not sure. >>>

Support for opt-outs increases to 63 percent when it comes to unfunded federal mandates. Such a mandate is contained in ObamaCare with respect to the federally subsidized Medicaid program. For the record, only 14 percent believe in secession as a state option.


Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com
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