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This country was founded on having a weak federal government, with states having the majority of control. It is unfortunate that in that situation, it came down to the federal government stepping in to force a decision that MOST today would feel was right (ending segregation in schools). Hell, the civil war was a war over states' rights. But unfortunately, the states were fighting to keep slaves which makes it hard for us today to look down on the federal government's forcing of its own agenda back then.
How about now? The federal goverment is forcing its anti-drug agenda on states who have voted differently on the issue. Even if you are against the use of medical marijuana, is it better to have the federal govt strip the state of its right to decide because it happens to suppport your viewpoint? Or should the decision be made by a group of your fellow state residents?
Thinking about this, I can't help but to think that because the federal government stepped over its bounds in the past to impose laws which most (nationally) feel are just, that it somehow justified the removal of the individual states' voter rights.
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