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Politics : Is Secession Doable?
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To: tejek who wrote (1790)12/11/2004 12:20:10 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1968
 
I'd like to see a tiny federal government,

I certainly would like a smaller federal government as well.

strong enough to protect us but incapable of military adventurism

I'm not sure such a combination is possible.

But I think (I hope) Republicans in the future will return to the ideals of smaller government, no deficits, and little or no involvement in people's personal rights and lives.

In general I hope for the same things. I don't think "no deficits" is going to happen under either party but hopefully we can at least get smaller deficits. "Little or not involvement in people's personal rights and lives", is also something I would like but different people mean different things by it.

2. Stop giving our money to those states in commerce, at least as individuals but maybe even as businesses and (some day) cities and states. (Remember when progressive cities stopped making purchases from Burma?)

Generally calls for such a thing are mostly ignored. If they are not they can do as much or more harm then good.

3. Vote for and work for and donate to federal candidates—including Republicans—that will shrink the federal government and bring federal taxes down to something like a flat 5%.

I just don't see that happening. The majority of people want government benefits. They are not going to toss out Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid ect.

Tim
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