Originally Posted by SteveZ

What HR 3200 is demonstrating is that Congress (as it always seems to) and this Administration are hellbent to make the federal government omnipotent on every life (and death) issue, and remove state government from practical existence. That is so counter-Constitution, but that seems to be the plan. Congress passes laws, funds it via taxation, and gathers all power within the DC beltway, and there it remains until challenged in court - where Congress and the Administration get their collective hands slapped more often than not. Meanwhile, "we, the people" pay through the nose for these power-grabs.

I like state government. If I don't like the way things are done in Florida, I vote to change things here or move elsewhere. If I wanted cradle-to-grave government, I'd live in California. If I wanted euthanasia support, I'd be in Washington State. If I wanted legal prostitution, Nevada beckons. If I wanted to be taxed to death, I would have stayed in Maryland. The list goes on.

The Founding Fathers were smart, because they realized that when it comes to what people want from government, one size does not fit all. That's why the federal government only has the limited amount of power the Constitution allows it to have, and the states rule the rest. An omnipotent Federal government has never worked anywhere on this planet that it has been tried (failing miserably with the USSR).