It was because of states (the people) losing their rights and laws being handed down from one entity (the fed). Now here we see it all again in the supreme court's latest ruling which once again took away the state's law making power and having a mere 5 people (majority of which was chosen by one) decide for all of us. How short a memory to totally forget in only 150 years. Or is it just round two to try to make us to be back like the britain we fought to free ourselves from just 239 years ago. Sad times for our nation. Sad times.