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"The problem is with giving government that authority in the first place."Don't buy the hype. Government can't save
you
This morning while channel surfing, there was a
commenter who said something along the lines of how George Bush destroyed the
mortgage industry and made America less free.
Now, either George Bush is blackmailing Congress into doing his bidding or Congress shares some of the blame. Here's the point that I have made for years. If you can't trust a Republican to do the "right thing" in office, you can't trust a Democrat to do the "right thing" in office. It's not Republicans who are wrong. It's not Democrats that are wrong. It's unchecked government that destroys your liberty. The ONLY SURE WAY to keep the politicos you don't trust from abusing government power is by making sure that there is very little government power to abuse. Make the government smaller than absolutely necessary. It's the only way you can make sure that your freedom stays protected, no matter who is in office. But that means you can't force people to do things "for their own good" or "for the good of the country." Keeping the Republicans or Democrats out of office misses the point. Government shouldn't have the power in the first place. It's yours, don't give it up no matter how good the cause. Tell the FedGovs and the StateGovs and the LocalGovs to back off. Now. If you believe that government can save you, you've already lost. Oh, and the title is quoting me from this post. 
Posted: Sun - October 5, 2008 at 02:13 PM
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