We have a really blatant expression of Right wing hypocrisy lately in Texas and Oklahoma. The same people who whine about 'local control' and 'states rights' are looking to take away the ability of municipalities to decide on their own affairs, that is if the decision is in favor of a pro-environmental cause. However, they do nt want to be under Federal supervision for anything that makes money form the extractivist mentality. Austin has a single use plastic bag ban. Denton banned fracking. There are bills to take away the Cities right to do this, placing these under state ( read no) control. However they do want to be able to ignore federal mandates on the environment, on equal rights, on voting rights. It is basically if it is a really bad idea the locality should be free from govt interference but if it is a good idea they want centralized control. Right wingers do not have a monopoly on ends justify the means type thinking but this is getting quite naked. They no longer feel the need to pretend they have a coherent philosophy. They have no shame and the media does not hold their feet to the fire on this at all. Oklahoma is having earthquakes. Most think it has to do with deep well injections of used fracking fluid. So Oklahoma is banning the ability of municipalities to ban fracking within their own borders. I guess they do not trust the market ( at least for ideas) after all. I have heard of similar bills in other states trying to do away with rooftop solar but I am not as familiar with them as I am with Texas and Oklahoma and their oil/gas fetishes. The most basic Rightists idea is different rules for different folks. Like different rungs on the hierarchy get different rights. Therefore calling Rightists hypocrites is like calling a Progressive tolerant.