re: #13 Lidane

Every time some GOP nutter starts babbling about “states’ rights” I’m reminded of the fact that the whole concept has its roots in slavery. It’s always been about the state’s supposed right to decide whether or not owning another human being was legal. That’s it.

They didn’t consider them humans. They considered them work animals and it was okay for their kids to play with the ‘pets’.

The states rights issue is exactly about being able to keep your ‘property’ so you can have the freedom to make money. But those snooty east coasters, etc. etc. It’s amazing how much of this new tea party talk is just recycled from the 1850’s.

A true and pure teabagger does not view Lincoln as any kind of hero.