you need to know that's twenty thirteen is starting to look a lot like eighteen
fifty-eight
any civil war off with some of the guns could be on the horizon
in a decade leading up to the civil war the united states became increasingly
divided as a nation
near the northern states new york pennsylvania massachusetts
they were when guy going to this explosion of industrialization like that
and southern states
were still agricultural
implantation states
and while the pre-civil war northern economy was based on fri wage labor the
southern economy depended on slavery
but more like a feudal empire that democratic republic
and the differences between these two societies 'cause that's really what they
were there were two distinct societies
influence every
every aspect of american politics creating divisions in congress conflicts
between the states uneven divisions within families
and the pressure of all
eventually led to the secession of most of the south in the union the bloodiest
conflict in american history a civil war happen over a hundred and fifty years
ago but in the wake of the past two days a cream court rulings
the history of period leading up to the civil war looks as relevant as ever
today with his decision the case a hollingsworth deep area decor legalize
same-sex marriage in california setting up wages of celebration
and entirely appropriate celebration throughout that statement country
but the courts but the court's ruling along with his decision striking down
doma leaves a lot of issues unresolved
in deciding hollingsworth e perry the court did not issue a broad ruling
with jim ising gay marriage throughout the country
it simply reconfirmed in existing lower court decision the struck down
california's two thousand eight voter approved down same-sex marriage
that is a while californians are now free to marry whoever they want
it was a resident residents red states like mississippi in alabama
are gonna have to wait until our states pass marriage equality laws
this creates another division
between the two kinds of states that make up today's america the fbi f_d_r_
blue states and the ronald reagan red states
just like the northern and southern states the decade leading up to the
civil war the roosevelt blues states in the reagan red states are fundamentally
different societies
those obvious difference of course attitudes towards gay marriage
to compare a map of states that allows some sort of protections for gay couples
with a map of last fall's presidential election results that a lot of pretty
closely and there are a few outline hearst liars
but the differences don't stop with gay marriage with blue states like oriana
vermont pushing forward with progressive experiments in health care
texas another reagan red states
beverage acted the obama care medicaid expansion i refuse to cooperate with
what looks like you know i'm for that particular when you look at what
happening california a lower prices exchange call
tended x six s
but the rest is don't have any do it
residents have higher rates of obesity higher rates of teen pregnancy score
laura almost every important indicator social development at lower minimum wage
is more restrictive labor laws
and the blue counterparts
if you look at a map of states with union-busting right to work for less
laws dash is a pretty closely
with the red states from the twenty twelve presidential election results
and now thanks to the supreme court gutting the voting rights act
reagan red states like texas have renewed their afro needed state just
uh... last night renewed their efforts to keep people of color from voting
or minimize the impact of their vote
using harsh voter i_d_ laws regis prediction redistricting laws
so merrick and twenty thirteen as a startling number of similarities between
them
with america eighteen fifty eight
if two separate sets the state's blue states modeled after the social
and economically progressive new deal with red states follow in lock step with
the
help the rich screw the poor policies of the reagan revolution and far from
uniting the country under one set of policies are principles
i think the court's decisions on voting rights act since they say and same sex
marriage these to take take them both
is the last two days
these two are going to intensify the differences
and push red and blue states even further in very different paths
so what happens next
but is abraham lincoln said back in eighteen fifty eight on the eve of the
civil war
house divided against itself
cannot stand