Can States Rein in the Federal Government?
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They don't have the stomach for it as it would mean loss of federal funds, and there are a lot of Dems and RINOs in state governments, so no real interest in doing that.
..."guts" and "politicians" are two words that should never appear in the same sentence together....
Reminds me of Diderot's warning:
"man can never be free, until the last monarch is strangled with the entrails of the last priest".
...skepticism, eclecticism and language...
...radicalizing empiricism...
...materialism, science and living matter...
...Diderot was interested in the life sciences and their impact on traditional ideas, a person, or humanity itself...
...although he was born into a religiously "connected" family, he became an atheist, and that view is reflected in your quote...
...I was exposed to him in school, he is much more influential in Europe than here in the States....
...I suppose his "anti consumeristic" philosophy didn't mess well with American captilism...
...he was an interesting person, thank you for introducing him into the 21 Century....