Talking points on State sovereignty to address critics

Justin Lowry, writing for the Tenth Amendment Center, has a great discussion on how to view the State sovereignty resolutions. He views it as part of constructive change. In it, he address the objections that it is secessionist or unpatriotic.

He includes some interesting advice on how supporters should behave:

"The question is then how must we act. What type of change must we bring about? Gradual change is too slow, radical is too fast. We must achieve a perfect balance between patience and ferocity. Ferocity should always be synonymous with liberty. Consider the nature of a wild and domesticated dog. A domesticated dog enjoys its captivity, but a wild dog will fight fiercely to avoid capture.

"That is how we must be. We must provide fierce, constant, and persistent pressure on our legislature. We must rally friends, neighbors, and strangers to our cause for them to do the same.

"Our argument must be logical. I say we take our founders intentions to heart, but not have them be our argument. The truth is, most people don’t care what our founders intended, and it’s near impossible to make them care."