Nancy Pelosi violated tradition in her introduction of the president and capped the night by tearing up the State of the Union speech. Her actions demonstrate something—something important. Her tearing up a speech on the State of the Union telegraphs what Democrats want to do to the Union. Shatter it. Rip it to shreds. Destroy it and replace our rights and privileges with a new system where power is concentrated not in the states and the people but the elite power centers of New York, LA., Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
The desire to eliminate the uniqueness of the states is at the heart of Democratic calls to abolish the Electoral College and change representation in the Senate.