Is that a cynical take? Sure, but it’s also generally true. Government may be a necessary evil, but we could do all the “necessary” parts with a fraction of what we spend, and most people greatly underestimate the “evil” part. Does “evil” sound like too strong of a word? You may think so, but what else would you call a bunch of human ticks that prosper by leeching off of their fellow citizens, lie about everything, bribe people to vote for them with other people’s money, and spend all their time scheming to get more and more power over other Americans?
Thanks, John, for enumerating some of these truths. The disregard of the 10th amendment is criminal- it's almost like, well, Scotus said something like "since the Commerce clause deals with goods and services in interstate commerce, the Federal government can overrule any state law by simply by having us conclude that "the effects of your law are not contained just within your one state," so we have authority to overrule them." (How many years until we see the D.C. Democrats codify abortion on demand and use this rationale to uphold it?) To some my highlighting of number 17 will be seen as paranoia, but the founding fathers had just been through a revolution and they knew exactly how important an armed citizenry is to preserving freedom from tyranny. Any wonder why every prominent Democrat in the national spotlight demands gun control?
Thanks, John, for enumerating some of these truths. The disregard of the 10th amendment is criminal- it's almost like, well, Scotus said something like "since the Commerce clause deals with goods and services in interstate commerce, the Federal government can overrule any state law by simply by having us conclude that "the effects of your law are not contained just within your one state," so we have authority to overrule them." (How many years until we see the D.C. Democrats codify abortion on demand and use this rationale to uphold it?) To some my highlighting of number 17 will be seen as paranoia, but the founding fathers had just been through a revolution and they knew exactly how important an armed citizenry is to preserving freedom from tyranny. Any wonder why every prominent Democrat in the national spotlight demands gun control?