Washington (State) Sues for Cash
The state of Washington wants YOUR money. And they want a lot of it. As much as they can get away with. And they're suing the federal government to get it. Why? Because they're whiny liberals who would rather take money from someone else than earn it, that's why.
This case is a strange one. In the past, states often complained when the federal government told the states what to do, but didn't provide funds for them. While this was clearly unconstitutional and any state could have easily ignored the federal government, they all took it and spent the money. But they complained. Sometimes, states complained about federal bribing. For example, the federal government bribed all 50 states to lower the DUI limits in their states. The feds said that they would withhold highway funding if the states refused to comply. So, once again, the states bent over and did what the feds said. This case is a bit weirder. The federal government gives away dump truck loads of cash to states. Quite often, the feds tell the states what they're allowed to do with that money. To me, that seems rather reasonable. If you want money that I'm giving to you, then I should have some say in how it's spend. And if you don't want to let me have any say, then I should be free to NOT give you the money. But Washington State disagrees. The state seems to think that not only should the federal government not be allowed to determine how their money is spent, the feds should be forced to give the state money because, well, they want it. They want more money to spend on medicaid patients, so they feel the feds should provide it. The federal government said that they didn't want the money used on non-citizens. The state of Washington claims that they want to spend the money on non-citizens, and the federal government should be forced to spend that money on non-citizens, whether they want to or not. My guess is that the state will win because it means more government spending -- which nearly everyone in a current elected office can agree is good.
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They have to do something. My theory has always been that regular citizens are being replaced in the voter base. TX just passed some strict laws on illegal aliens and their kids not being able to avail themselves of welfare assistance anymore.
So, of course Washington has to go in the opposite direction. Haven't you noticed how the biggest states are vying for ultimate power in the U.S. pushing out the smaller states?
If people would get it straight in their minds about what civil rights are, they wouldn't have that strong a case. We didn't ask them to come here and we didn't tell them to have children here. If they want health care they should be sueing the companies who hired them in the first place. Those companies are the ones who encourage the masse migration across the border.
So, of course Washington has to go in the opposite direction. Haven't you noticed how the biggest states are vying for ultimate power in the U.S. pushing out the smaller states?
If people would get it straight in their minds about what civil rights are, they wouldn't have that strong a case. We didn't ask them to come here and we didn't tell them to have children here. If they want health care they should be sueing the companies who hired them in the first place. Those companies are the ones who encourage the masse migration across the border.
Posted by: Steph at March 07, 2007 06:29 PM (AC9Dc)
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That's just one thing wrong with government -- they always feel the need to do something. That's usually the last thing that will help anyone.
Posted by: Ogre at March 08, 2007 12:13 AM (kft0e)
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