[quote=jstoesz]That is the beauty of strong states and a weak fed. If you live in a NY condo, you shouldn’t have to worry about what some stupid hick from Idaho thinks about something. There is little need for compromise, because one has little influence on the other.[/quote]
Right. Gun control is one example. Gun control to an inner city mother of three is much different than gun control to a Texas rancher. But of course gun rights are one of the fundamental aspects of our federal founding documents, so there’s the rub.