A lot of people have advocated for a strong federal government, and against states rights, because they thought states rights only meant slavery, or regressive gun laws. They didn’t consider that states rights can also mean providing sanctuary to migrants, or protecting womens’ access to reproductive medical services. They also didn’t consider what could happen if the strong federal government gets taken over by people who are aggressively hostile to them, otherwise they would have done more to prevent it from happening.
A lot of people have advocated for a strong federal government, and against states rights, because they thought states rights only meant slavery, or regressive gun laws. They didn’t consider that states rights can also mean providing sanctuary to migrants, or protecting womens’ access to reproductive medical services. They also didn’t consider what could happen if the strong federal government gets taken over by people who are aggressively hostile to them, otherwise they would have done more to prevent it from happening.