filtherton -
I didn't edit well. I was agreeing with the first statement, not all of them. By showing all, I led you to believe I was referring to all of your comment. I just wasn't paying close enough attention when I was editing down your comment.
It is obvious, from my other comments, that I don't agree, with pretty much anything else you said.
Let me rephrase, since I gumbled up my previous attempt:
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I believe that the government exists for whatever purpose the people see fit to use it for within the bounds of the constitution.
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I agree with this comment--kinda hard not too.
However, I don't see how smoking bans can pass the constitutional water test.
Hell, the money we gave for the tsunami can't pass that test either, but we did it anyway. That doesn't mean the money was wrong, it just means we have been forgetting the constitution a lot lately.
We all have different beliefs regarding the role of gov't, the size, scope, etc. I fall under the "less is more" category--and always have--that is how I see gov't serving my purpose.
now am i making sense?