The Constitutional Antidote to Human Nature
The next time you're tempted to advocate for federal solutions to state problems, remember why our system exists: to distribute power as broadly as possible, to make it difficult for any faction to dominate, to protect us from our own worst impulses;
By Douglas V. Gibbs —— Bio and Archives--August 9, 2026
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In recent conversations with fellow conservatives, I've encountered a troubling sentiment: a growing willingness to abandon constitutional principles in favor of federal solutions to problems we find particularly vexing. A friend recently argued that since some states aren't "tough enough on crime," the federal government should impose nationwide standards like uniformly applied death penalties. This well-intentioned but dangerous position reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of why our constitutional system exists in the first place.
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