States Rights have become a joke Made this point in another thread, thinking about the media meltdown over Trumps claims of absolute power in an emergency How can a state have any rights if they are dependent on the Federal Government for  for Federal subsidies, handouts, relief funds, emergency funds, etc? How can they have rights if they are willing to give them away to get Federal dollars to balance their budgets and/or stay solvent?  They are all going to do exactly as the Fed wants to get the money. They may complain, but they will comply to get the money.