I am a Utahan.

The problem with Americans not being able to afford insurance had to do with how insurance companies take advantage of every situation possible and deny coverage to people who are practically guaranteed to make claims. That calls for a "slap" and correctional action; it doesn't call for the federal government to ask for more power over our lives and money.

There are ways to protect our rights without giving the government more responsibilities. We are relying on our government FAR more that we should. I am not of the opinion that the government should take control of everything that doesn't work.  We don't need to cry to the government for every injustice there is in the world.  We can solve some problems on our own with the rights and resources we have. We can, even though a lot of us don't take the initiative and do it (or learn how to do it).

I thought the United States was a good idea--each state runs independently, but we are all united in the fact that we will defend each other and coexist peacefully. The Feds are great for organizing national defense and security and responding to crises. The States are great for tailoring laws and taxes for the needs of the people withing their region, because different people need different things. A society this large and diverse cannot be satisfied by one set of laws, regulations, and procedures. That's why regional control is such a great idea. The States were supposed to have more power on our lives, weren't they?

Obama said "We Can" a lot while his platform focused very heavily on Change. That's what got him into office.  Well, I agree with him, just not in the way he wants me to agree with him: We Can Change. We Can Change the United States back into the States that were United. I'm looking for people who know how to do that, or know where to start looking.  I know we have power to fight federal imposers, I just don't know how to start.

I love my country, but I'd rather belong to a state within a nation than just a nation. I am a Utahan.  I want to be recognized as a Utahan (yes, "a" Utahan, not "an" Utahan. It's about pronunciation, not spelling).