I've personally found that the best way to get through to people about states rights is the following:
Lets say you're talking to a left-leaning, liberal type. Ask them how they would like it if all of their laws were decided on by the good people of Texas or Arkansas.
Whenever you have one group of people trying to force their beliefs on another group that doesn't agree, you have tension and divisiveness. That's what has happened in this country. Nobody from Texas wants someone from New York legislating them, and nobody from New York wants someone from Texas legislating them. So, no matter who is victorious you are guaranteed to tick off half of the country. When you leave these matters to the state or, even better, to the localities then you allow people to govern themselves more directly. This lets communities set their own standards, so long as they don't infringe on the constitutional rights of their citizens, as it should be.
Lets say you're talking to a left-leaning, liberal type. Ask them how they would like it if all of their laws were decided on by the good people of Texas or Arkansas.
Whenever you have one group of people trying to force their beliefs on another group that doesn't agree, you have tension and divisiveness. That's what has happened in this country. Nobody from Texas wants someone from New York legislating them, and nobody from New York wants someone from Texas legislating them. So, no matter who is victorious you are guaranteed to tick off half of the country. When you leave these matters to the state or, even better, to the localities then you allow people to govern themselves more directly. This lets communities set their own standards, so long as they don't infringe on the constitutional rights of their citizens, as it should be.
