I'm a Federalist - claims the Alaskan Oxymoron

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In an interview broadcast Wednesday on the "CBS Evening News," the Republican vice presidential candidate cast herself as a federalist in explaining why she thought the court got it wrong on the landmark decision that legalized abortion.

She also could not name any other decisions by the high court that she disagrees with.

"I think it should be a states issue not a federal government, mandated, mandating yes or no on such an important issue," said Palin, who opposes abortion except in cases where the pregnancy threatens the woman's life.

"I'm in that sense a federalist, where I believe that states should have more say in the laws of their lands and individual areas," she added.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_el_pr/palin_supreme_court


Sarah, honey... a Federalist is one who believes that Federal law trumps state law.

Sit down before your last two brain cells quit working.

[Syrinx]

1. I don't think so

A Federalist, in this context, is a believer in "states' rights."

[dbackjon]

2. No. Federalists believe in a strong central government

Dates back, oh 200+ years...

[Syrinx]

3. in modern-day jargon...

a Federalist is a believer in states' rights.

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7. and war is peace, freedom is slavery

got it.

[MadrasT]

4. Isn't that oxy-moran?

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8. Oh you betcha, yea! nt

[Aloha Spirit]

5. In the US a Federalist respects the separation of powers, and upholds the state as

as a protection against the encroachments of the federal governement. As wikipedia explains, someone in America today who calls themselves a Federalist is probably a new school federalist and supports the strengthening of state power, as a means to protect freedom.

"New Federalism, which is characterized by a gradual return of power to the states, was initiated by President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) with his "devolution revolution" in the early 1980s and lasted until 2001. Previously, the federal government had granted money to the states categorically, limiting the states to use this funding for specific programs. Reagan's administration, however, introduced a practice of giving block grants, freeing state governments to spend the money at their own discretion."

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6. So new Federalism is the opposite of Federalism

like neo conservatism is the opposite of conservatism?

Got it....

[Aloha Spirit]

9. bingo!

[Democat]

10. So she believes any state can ban all gun ownership then!

Where is the outrage by the NRA now?

[QueenOfCalifornia]

11. No it isn't

A federalist is someone who belongs to the Federalist Society....

About Us
Our Purpose
Law schools and the legal profession are currently strongly dominated by a form of orthodox liberal ideology which advocates a centralized and uniform society. While some members of the academic community have dissented from these views, by and large they are taught simultaneously with (and indeed as if they were) the law.
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities.
This entails reordering priorities within the legal system to place a premium on individual liberty, traditional values, and the rule of law. It also requires restoring the recognition of the importance of these norms among lawyers, judges, law students and professors. In working to achieve these goals, the Society has created a conservative and libertarian intellectual network that extends to all levels of the legal community.

http://www.fed-soc.org/aboutus/

The current asshats in Washington have appointed as many of these fuckwits as they can to important DOJ posts.

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12. perfect Rovian tactics

change the meaning of words, and nobody can agree on anything.