Yesterday, I became a poll worker here in Orem , Utah and I voted for Barack Obama, on a straight democratic ticket. I realize that this will not do me any good because most people in Utah are Republicans, and because I'm LDS, I'm out of the mainstream. I even think some of the people in Utah think of Romney as a Savior of the constitution, but I don't think the constitution is in trouble.
What I think will happen is the gradual unraveling of the supports and helps we have put in for those among us who are either poor or working poor and without health care that is vitally important to keeping a healthy population.
I am not concerned for this republic becoming a socialist country, but I am concerned that their be enough of socialist ideas in place that the average American can go from state to state and be assured that there is uniformity. Previously in this country moving from state to state has meant different standards in schools, health care, care for our most vulnerable citizens (the mentally handicapped and other type of handicapped people). Thanks to some federal laws in place every state has to provide adequate education for all of its citizens and a family with a mentally handicapped child can move to any state and expect to find services.
Is this socialism? I don't believe so because we aren't trying to provide for all of our people's needs, we are merely making basic needs available throughout this nation and avoiding some of the patchwork laws that we have when state's rights are more prevalent than national rights.
I believe that there are more people who believe as I do than believe in state's rights. Down deep we all want to feel that we have a United Nation, and not 50 different small fiefdoms that are called states.
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