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Originally Posted by rlbond86
I'm not an idiot. I know what Ron Paul's political views are. What I am saying is that I disagree with these positions. I disagree with abolishing the IRS and the Fed, I disagree with the ludicrous idea that there should not be a separation between church and state, and most of all I disagree with the notions that the Federal government should get smaller so state governments get bigger. This is not the European Union. We are ONE country. Contrary to RP's beliefs, there ARE some things that are better managed at the federal level. We don't need a microgovernment. Our first concern is to reduce the executive branch's power that the citizenry allowed to grow.
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I didn't say you were an idiot. However, your personal beliefs do not change the FACT that RP's beliefs aren't even his personal beliefs, they are the law under the constitution. Powers not expressly delegated to the United States by the constitution, or pohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The States really were intended to be seperate countries bound only by a common monetary system, national defense, full faith and credit given to the other states, individual rights, and representation in the Union.
You're entitled to your view, but large centralized government is in stark contradiction to the Constitution.