Voters need a class in American Government
I have a hard time understanding how such large numbers of citizens of this country don't understand what it means that states are sovereign entities. That means the federal government is restricted to power specifically enumerated in the Constitution, and all other powers of governance belong to the states and citizens. Put another way, it is required by law to stay out of the business of drug policy, marriage, education, abortion and host of other issues because these are not under the purview of the job of President of the United States, and candidates for the office thereof. Many think of the US as a single assemblage of people under one governing body and that the President is sort of like a King commanding an army. I imagine some are just used to the fact that the federal government often comes along and tries to impose laws on all of us, even though our state-run schools are charged with the responsibility of teaching this stuff to every kid. It is this very misgu