We conservatives champion local power. So we must respect the rights of “blue” cities. camryn thompson

1. Conservatives are against illegal immigration and sanctuary cities, but liberals think all immigrants have a right to live in the US.
2. Distributism is the spreading of political control at the local level instead of complete federal control.
3. Conservatives are pro devolution and states rights while liberals want more control at the federal level.
4. Traditionally liberals and conservatives have differed on devolution but recently liberals have begun arguing for it at the city level where they hold more control.
5. Abortion, like many issues, is hard to deal with federally because there is no federal agreement.
6. Moving more decisions to the local level would require a massive rewriting of federal legislation.
7. While conservatives aren't fond of many social programs, they wouldn't make drastic cuts because of the pushback from their voters who depend on those programs.
8. They would appreciate being able to pick and choose states with policies they agree with rather than be unable to escape complete federal control.
9. If they push to outlaw sanctuary cities, they would invalidate the arguement for devolution.
10. Federalism is painful because standing back and watching as other states vote for policies you don't agree with is hard to do.
11. New local policies would require lots of federal laws to be rewritten.