Go Ahead, Reverse that Vasectomy

On the reference to the castration of state governments

Step 1: If have not read the previous two posts, skim them at the least.
Step 2: If you are uncertain how the 17th and 14th altered the federal structure, read this post.

Wyatt Earp, “You gonna do somethin'? Or are you just gonna stand there and bleed? You skin that smoke wagon and we'll see what happens!” SLAP.

Jonny Tyler ran the Faro table at the oriental until Wyatt yanked him out by the ear. Apparently he didn’t go heels. Wyatt now runs the table and in the same way, the national government now runs the internal affairs of states.

The original federal structure was meant to check government power through competition, via principles comparable to those in Federalist 10. The liberty of Americans is not guaranteed by Old English calligraphy on parchment from the late 1700’s, but by good old fashion shootouts. The lines dividing power between the three branches, and particularly, between the National Government and the State Governments are not meant to impenetrable force fields. If anything, they were projected to function like the Mexican border. Mexicans swim, dig, and crawl across while Border patrol ferrets them out and sends them back.

In the beginning, the founders created a national government to manage issues that required the cooperation of all states- national defense, foreign affairs, and interstate commerce. Everything else was reserved to the states. Formerly, state citizens were represented through direct election by the House. State governments were represented by the Senate, as senators were elected by the state legislatures. In an attempt to secure fair representation and curb corruption in the state legislature, America adopted the 17th amendment. From then on, senators as well as representatives were elected directly by the people, effectively declawing state governments.

The 17th is no daisy, no daisy at all.

Let us think:

If you wonder why your senator has not consulted you, the state citizen, to gather your opinions on new legislation- it’s because instead, he is the lady of the evening for whatever booming corporation provided him with the funding to become your state senator. Needless to say, these corporations’ interests likely don’t align with yours.

Conversely, had Mr. Senator been elected by the state legislature, his campaign would be modest and his fidelity would be to the body of people who actually create your state laws. He would be accountable to you.

Obama recently proposed the creation of a Federal Office of National Insurance to regulate the private insurance industry that has long been overseen by individual state governments. The proposed action is designed to protect against “systemic risks” inherent to the state controlled system, though the administration concedes that “…we can’t anticipate what those systemic risks might be.” Furthermore, the CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners fully supports the proposal but notes that, “I cannot point to a single insurance company that I believe is systemically risky”.

Don’t be down hearted though, if not efficacious, government run programs are at the least, easily foreseeable- out of touch, with a real rate of return that is certain to be negative.

And when your senator votes in favor of the proposal, don’t be shocked. You divorced him in 1913. He’s been faloozing about with big money ever since.