When you dig down to the psychology of our States’ Rights tradition you see the soundness of the collectivists’ tactics. The legal difficulties that the division of authority presents is not their main trouble; these can be circumvented by new laws, political deals, and judicial interpretations.1 The real obstacle is the psychological resistance to centralization that the States’ Rights tradition fosters. The citizen of divided allegiance cannot be reduced to subservience; if he is in the habit of serving two political gods he cannot be dominated by either one. History supports the argument.
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