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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Republicans are pushing to devolve authority to the states (or restore authority to the states, as they would characterize it). Which sucks if you’re a liberal in a Republican state. But I don’t see how that will hurt democracy in California, Illinois, or New York.
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That is definitely how they brand it, but I don't see red states running up a bunch of cases to overturn cannabis laws, gay marriage or assisted suicide laws. States rights is the calling card people use when they want to do some unsavoury (see the racial segregation battles in 50s/60s)