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Overnight Jam: Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan: "Crossing Muddy Waters"

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sagehen1/28/2016 11:36:29 am PST

re: #304 Pawn of the Oppressor

Has “State’s Rights” ever NOT been an excuse to act like assholes?

Of course. And on those occasions, the right wing is TOTALLY opposed to the concept. How fucking dare those outlier liberal states think they can defy the will of DC and do something that isn’t national standard?

Like when Pennsylvania wanted stricter mortgage standards and Massachusetts had wanted more bankruptcy protections for individuals and Connecticut had some ideas about gun control and California wanted to reduce carbon emissions, or Colorado legalized pot…