They are symbols of pride and loyalty.
When one considers the hostility of the Republican Party against the federal government, one has to wonder why they bothered in the first place, but, then there was a Civil War wasn't there?
The Union won that war and it was settled. Destroying the federal government won't reverse history, it will compromise the nation's security.
States Rights are allowed and to speak to that are fifty separate state flags and emblems of their identity and history. The federal government works best in areas of common ground between states with uniform definition of purpose. There is only one human physiology when it comes to health and human services and there is only one type of air breathed as protected by the Clean Air Act of the EPA's jurisdiction.
There is one federal treasury to consolidate a brain trust to solve the nation's problems. The federal government as realized by the Executive Branch's Cabinet relieves the burden on states to solve the same problem fifty times. When it comes to the energy the country requires for it's economy there is one Department of Energy to set standards and explore resources and solutions. Consolidation of assets to solve problems and bring equitable standing to every state is a benevolent function of the federal government.
Consolidated assets can bring equity to all children in every state when distribution for education and health is necessary. Demands by the federal government to meet educational standards is further assurance of equitable educational opportunity and building life skills.
The State Department seeks to build good will, while the Defense Department protects the country's sovereignty.
Do I actually have to go on about this?
Secession has been a political strategy for eons in the USA. Does it have to continue? Some of the old world USA is simply stupid and this secession mess is one of those stupid traditions that does cause actual divisiveness.
The future won't be built on secession, it will be built on function. No state stands alone in its function. Heck, if Louisiana actually left the union, it would go bankrupt the next day. And forget about Mississippi, there would be refugees in Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas within minutes.
The Republican Brand is bizarre and carries no real brevity in the future of this country. The extremist zealots are outdated and unworkable.
There should be a law whereby the federal government is required to have a vision statement for the next generation of Americans as they come of age. That would be about 20 years worth of vision. It would direct the path of the country into favoring generational growth and return the idea that every generation of Americans does better than the one before it.
I find the politics of the USA hideous and ridiculous. It is not based in reality and promotes misdirection of the country. The most remarkable example today is the new Chinese Ambassador that was once a Senator and the corruption affiliated with that and the Trans Pacific Partnership. It expands on the 2005 Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement. The economic interests of the USA lie with the domestic development of it's economy and not the outsourcing of it. We have an entire generation waiting to work and become a part of this country and it's future. What does the federal government think it is achieving with this misdirected policy change?
Like I said, "Bizarre."
