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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (4935)	1/10/2004 12:12:37 AM
From: Don Earl	Respond to of 20039

OT <<<Federal mandates should be unconstitutional. States rights should be stronger legally than any federal mandate about anything. A federal mandate is one form of tyranny from Washington over the states and states rights.>>> A lot of things aren't standardized nation wide that should be, and probably some that are shouldn't be. I can't think of any good reason why there should be 50 sets of traffic regulations, or 50 sets of building codes, or 50 different educational systems, or 50 different environmental standards. In those kind of cases the rules tend to end up fairly similar, but you get the odd ball exceptions that don't make sense. I think if you were to take a vote in those areas, the consensus would be for standards rather than exceptions. IMO, that's the proper solution in a democracy in any debate; if the issue is in question, put it to a vote and let the majority decide. I liked Mel Gibson's line in The Patriot, "Why should we trade 1 tyrant 3000 miles away for 3000 tyrants 1 mile away?". In practice, a mandate from the feds isn't much different than a mandate from a state. If a mandate is bad, the source doesn't improve it. For example, federal anti trust laws prohibit certain activities that are allowed for some entities under state law where I live. Unfortunately, the federal law is the better of the two as far as prohibiting unfair business practices and protecting consumers.