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More likely than a total escalation, however, is a further drifting apart of "red" and "blue" constituent states - another designation that has only emerged in the last twenty years. Because of Washington's blockade, the states are increasingly taking over the regulation of such far-reaching issues as climate protection, gun control or voting rights themselves. This is certainly in keeping with the federalist principle of the USA. But in what was once a healthy federalism, some problematic excesses have occurred, writes conservative publicist David French in his book "Divided We Fall," published two years ago.

I couldn’t help but laugh. States have ALWAYS had the RIGHT to regulate firearms and each one does. Each state has ALWAYS been responsible for running elections within its own borders and each one still does. As for the environment as well as most everything else, our system of dual sovereignty has ALWAYS put limits on federal power and recognized the autonomy of each state to develop and enforce laws.

The real problem is…