State's rights

Let's start with an example, gay marriage. This used to be the monster in America's closet. Gay marriage is coming to get you. If the Republicans wanted to frighten Americans, the Republicans would compare it to gay marriage. Then, one day, the supreme court finally legalized gay marriage. When gay marriage came out of the closet, people saw gay married couples in person. Then, gay marriage didn't look so scary. Opposition has been declining ever since. Now, if the Republican party had been planning for the future, they could have passed a gay marriage amendment outlawing gay marriage except in states that authorized gay marriage by a direct vote of the people. That might have been ratified. Then all the republican states would be protected from the "scourge" of gay marriage while still retaining their state's rights. But they didn't. So, now we have legalized gay marriage for all states, like it or not

Republican states still talk of "state's rights". That is actually a euphemism for confederate rights. However, this could be the start of a "beautiful friendship". At least, it could be the basis of some kind of peace treaty.

How about we passed an actual state's rights amendment. How about respecting the right's of all states. Then, every state would have the Constitutional protection that Confederate States claim. We still have enough Republican States to ratify the new amendment.

Time is ticking. When Texas eventually turns purple, it may be too late.