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Plane

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« on: October 21, 2006, 10:31:13 PM »
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Re: Scalia
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2006, 03:21:07 PM »
Well, I have always believed that many social issues should be resolved at the state level as they know better what is acceptable than a bunch of stuffed shirts in D.C.
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Re: Scalia
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2006, 03:56:39 PM »
Well, I have always believed that many social issues sohuld be resolved at the state level as they know better what is acceptable than a bunch of stuffed shirts in D.C.

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So, you considER Scalia to be a "stuffed shirt in DC"?

How about if one state (say Minnesota) decides to legalize abortions, and another (SD?) decides to prohibit them. And then dozens of South Dakota women flock to Minnesota to have abortions. So SD makes it a capital crime for any woman to cross the state line to have an abortion.

Then what?Surely you can see what a total mess this could become.
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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2006, 04:19:48 PM »
So, let's say you decide to institute an alternative to NCLB that you believe might work in your locality. Sobeit! Why apply the "it will work everywhere the same way" approach? People differ, what localities believe is decent or indecent differs. The cookiecutter approach is ineffective and even arrogant.
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Plane

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Re: Scalia
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2006, 09:23:38 PM »
The mess that can result from differing state laws is instructive.


Where a border of a dry state springs up bars , both states get to see the effect of the diffrence.


Canadian law is diffrent from US law but is compatible enough that the border is no big deal , but are we not learning something about prescription drugs because of the diffrence?



I hope that we are learning something from the Mexican border too , what is Mexico doing that makes jobs so hard to grow there?


When we are in disagreement haveing diffrent states do the diffrent choices is as close to scientific experiment as politics can do.
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« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2006, 09:26:04 PM »
so, the states should work it out instead of the Federal Government intervening. This is a slippery slope to the point where THEY and not YOU, decide what is best for you.
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Plane

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Re: Scalia
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2006, 09:30:32 PM »
Quote from: The_Professor on October 22, 2006, 09:26:04 PM
so, the states should work it out instead of the Federal Government intervening. This is a slippery slope to the point where THEY and not YOU, decide what is best for you.


Quite , and how does this square with the American way?
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« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2006, 09:33:16 PM »
please clarify. Until recently, states rights ruled.
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Re: Scalia
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2006, 09:37:28 PM »
States should have some rights , so that the people of the  States do not have to do everything alike .


The country is too big and regionally too diverse to make us all comfortable with no variety.
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