So Missouri wants to nullify all federal gun legislation. Apparently the whole idea of nullification has a lot of folks excited. This is neither a new nor a good idea. Look up John Calhoun, and see where nullification led back in the day–namely the Civil War and over one million casualties out of 30 million U.S. citizens. That would be 10 million casualties today. Nullification! What an idea!
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My Poor Old Pennsylvania Home!
So the average Pennsylvania township has a couple of thousand souls but self-governs. For many towns this arrangement is increasingly unsustainable as federal aid is cut and state-level tax slashing guts once-reliable sources of support for schools and roads and social safety nets. Yet service consolidations and mergers between jurisdictions are not only rare, but sometimes fail after the fact. Everybody loves their town! Struggles faced by small Pa. towns.