Presidential Debate

After discussing the relationship between the state and federal governments and the commerce clause in class, I found that Governor Romney's plan for Medicaid tied in to what we discussed about federal regulation and power. He said he wants to give each state the amount of Medicaid dollars it received in the prior year plus 1% (inflation). Then, each state would manage the care for its citizens. He believes that the states can provide better care to its citizens rather than allowing the federal government control each state. Romney also noted that the states are "the laboratories of democracy"and are what makes this country great.
I do agree that the states should have a choice in this matter. As discussed in class, the US is special because we have the option to move to a different state if we dislike the regulations or methods of our current state government. If the federal government increases regulation and control, then this option as well as the freedom of citizens are in jeopardy.

http://www.youtube.com/politics?feature=etp-gs-ype
video of debate on youtube (Romney's piece on this topic is about 35 minutes in.)

-Kaitlin Beuttenmuller