first in the nation

Today I responded to a comment on a friends facebook page. Somebody was all bent out of shape, saying basically that the Midwest was different from the rest of the country, and should secede from the Union, or something. And since this person felt misrepresented in Washington, they felt that at the very least their little area should be able to make new laws just for them. I thought that this was a perfect time to quote one of my favorite laws, the 14th amendment. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within it's jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. It's so beautuful. It talks about States making fucked up laws, it talks about police power, it even covers immigration. A brilliantly conceived bit of legislation. And conservatives seem to hate it. This person did anyway, they said that nobody pays attention to the fourteenth amendment anyway, but at least they had God, and that at least they could still go pray. To which I replied that God is great. They took down all of their posts. I win.