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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (145)	3/5/2005 1:18:05 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 777

I think they stole the right from that "general welfare" clause. Of course, that can be stretched to cover anything.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (145)	3/5/2005 7:26:16 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 777

States Rights; that's what caught my interest in the header. It's undergoing a profound change in its meaning and application over the last several years. That's what caught my interest, too. I never realized there was any such thing as code back in the day when states' rights was code for segregation. I assumed that all those people clammoring for states' rights were principled federalists. It rocked my world when I found out otherwise--I felt really stupid for having been duped--which is why the use of code is such a hobby horse of mine to this day. Folks on the left associate states' rights with the right, still. But you're right that the issues have changed. It's interesting to watch as those who favored central control when it suited their agendas switch to federalism now that their agendas are better supported in some states. And the converse, those who argued for states' rights seemingly on principle who now have no use for it when the states are doing things they don't like. I have no objection to people using whatever strategy suits their agendas, but I don't like the hypocrisy of claiming the principle of states's rights as a flag of convenience. If you're a principled federalist, you have to support federalism both when it favors your agenda and when it doesn't. Karen