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my opinion, and i know you dont want 'framers intent' stuff, but even the constitution is written to limit the central government. It provides them with a limited set of powers and the 9th and 10th Amendments leave everything else to the states or the people respectively. Now, that should not be taken to mean that the states can override the US constitution at whim or prayer. Each state entered the union completely accepting the US constitution as the law of the land and it should remain that way.
The rights of the people are paramount and the first responsibility of the governments, both fed and state. Everything else is limited to allowing the state to regulate it's business while protecting the rights of the people. This SHOULD mandate some uniformity throughout the 50 states according to the USC, while leaving intact some individuality with how a state conducts its internal business.
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