On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 05:41:28PM -0800, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > John Oliver wrote: > >No, I do not believe in "no" government. > > > >The Founding Fathers of this country drafted a Constitution that gave a > >very few, very limited powers to the Federal government. Everything > >else was to devolve upon the states. I would prefer that every state > >should adopt a minimal government and protect individual liberties above > >all, but I would not force the people of any given state to adopt any > >particular form of government. As long as I could choose to live in any > >state with the level of government that I was comfortable with, I'd be > >happy. > > You need to make sure you go vote for Ron Paul, then. > > This is not meant as insult. It is meant to point out his resonance > with a great deal of that.
I agree with, and admire, Ron Paul quite a bit. He is, if nothing else, a man of principle. However, I do not agree with his stance on cutting the US military by 80% or so. "Free trade with all, wars and entangling aliances with none" just isn't feasible in today's global economy. Also, a true free market Libertarian would be firmly opposed to securing our southern border, and I'm 100% in favor of walling it up tighter than a snare drum. In a perfect world, there would be no borders, but we do not live in a perfect world. We simply cannot afford to continue to import Mexico's most abjectly poor citizens along with all of their medical bills, kids wanting education, desire for welfare/WIC/AFDC checks, etc. -- *********************************************************************** * John Oliver http://www.john-oliver.net/ * * * *********************************************************************** -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
