The problem is that the rural conservatives expect the urban liberals to get in line and do as they say because not being like they are is somehow inherently evil.
Meanwhile urban liberals would like it if the rural conservatives would quit trying to tell women what they can and can't do with their reproductive systems, respect the choices of people that live alternative lifestyles or are otherwise LGBTQ, and quit letting corporations lead the rest of us around by the noses with blatantly empty promises of "You can have all this too if you just let us take away everything you hold dear!"
I mean, I do get what you're saying - that the amount of governing power as you go from the top to the bottom needs to be progressively more granular. But some things absolutely need to be set at the Federal Level - like a nationwide education standard if we are ever going to expect to keep our workforce competitive with the rest of the world.
Of course, the Old Guard doesn't like THAT idea because they know that the smarter people are, the more easily they'll see through their lies.
Meanwhile urban liberals would like it if the rural conservatives would quit trying to tell women what they can and can't do with their reproductive systems, respect the choices of people that live alternative lifestyles or are otherwise LGBTQ, and quit letting corporations lead the rest of us around by the noses with blatantly empty promises of "You can have all this too if you just let us take away everything you hold dear!"
I mean, I do get what you're saying - that the amount of governing power as you go from the top to the bottom needs to be progressively more granular. But some things absolutely need to be set at the Federal Level - like a nationwide education standard if we are ever going to expect to keep our workforce competitive with the rest of the world.
Of course, the Old Guard doesn't like THAT idea because they know that the smarter people are, the more easily they'll see through their lies.