http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/05/07/the-paradox-of-quot-state-s-rights-quot.aspxOne of the most well known American legal traditions is state&#39;s rights. State&#39;s rights is essentially the idea that each individual state should retain its sovereignty or independance from the federal government. The idea is that each state mayenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/05/07/the-paradox-of-quot-state-s-rights-quot.aspx#32142Sat, 10 May 2008 03:07:15 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:32142Brainpolice<p>Right. Every problem associated with the federal government (the territorial monopoly and general problem of centralization) is equally true of the states and localities, only on a smaller scale. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=32142" width="1" height="1">http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/05/07/the-paradox-of-quot-state-s-rights-quot.aspx#32029Fri, 09 May 2008 19:23:29 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:32029Came<p>Federalism is a kind of feudalism. Even though states compete, they are claiming a monopoly on land.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=32029" width="1" height="1">