Ebook: A less perfect union: the case for states' rights

Introduction : the war against the states -- The past : everything they taught you is wrong. The bill of (states') rights -- Free speech, free trade, and nullification -- States' rights and the abolitionists -- Progressives give birth to a nation -- FDR creates satellite states -- Big brother comes of age -- The present : the case for states' rights today. The blessings of liberty -- Democracy, for a change -- Real diversity -- A more competent government -- A lasting peace -- The future : reviving states' rights. An action plan.;"Liberals believe that "states' rights" is merely a smokescreen for racist repression. What we have forgotten is that the Constitution itself is a compromise between state and federal governments--a compromise the Federal government no longer respects. Historically, the doctrine of states' rights has been a powerful engine of prosperity and a protector of American freedoms. Conservatives need to reclaim states' rights as an honorable tradition, and a necessary component of constitutional government"--