I love how totalitarians accuse anybody who criticizes their desire for Soviet style centralization of being a libertarian nutbag.

This is a big country with hundreds of millions of people and we don’t all agree on everything. By having most laws made at the state rather than the national level, we have a system where most people can live a lot closer to the way they want than if we impose a one size fits all solution on everybody from Nantucket to Guam.

But there is always some fraction of the population who just cannot stand the fact that somebody, somewhere is doing something that they don’t approve of. That’s where you come in, Doug. Live and let live is probably never going to be your motto.

Doug, you should also learn to distinguish a discussion of federation vs unitary state from a discussion of republic vs democracy. They are really very different discussions. It is kind of like we were comparing the relative merits of photovoltaic and solar thermal and you jumped in claiming that algae is the only right way to make biodiesel. When you don’t understand the difference in categories, you come across as, well, not so bright.

I love how totalitarians accuse anybody who criticizes their desire for Soviet style centralization of being a libertarian nutbag.

This is a big country with hundreds of millions of people and we don’t all agree on everything. By having most laws made at the state rather than the national level, we have a system where most people can live a lot closer to the way they want than if we impose a one size fits all solution on everybody from Nantucket to Guam.

But there is always some fraction of the population who just cannot stand the fact that somebody, somewhere is doing something that they don’t approve of. That’s where you come in, Doug. Live and let live is probably never going to be your motto.

Doug, you should also learn to distinguish a discussion of federation vs unitary state from a discussion of republic vs democracy. They are really very different discussions. It is kind of like we were comparing the relative merits of photovoltaic and solar thermal and you jumped in claiming that algae is the only right way to make biodiesel. When you don’t understand the difference in categories, you come across as, well, not so bright.

Lobbyists still outnumber Congressmen about 100 to 1. They’re used to making the rules. Don’t underestimate how massive it would be to change that. It would be equivalent to another civil war. Color me optimistic but realistic.

Lobbyists still outnumber Congressmen about 100 to 1. They’re used to making the rules. Don’t underestimate how massive it would be to change that. It would be equivalent to another civil war. Color me optimistic but realistic.

I really love how any libertarian nut bag calls someone who likes the idea of a centralized government a fascist. I would also like to know where you got the impression this is a democracy because it is not. It is a constitutional republic that does not allow for your everyone makes their own rules style of living. It is why we elect people to make the rules for us. So go waive your rebel flag, drive your pick-up and threaten a few more Mexicans with your handgun. As to where I live don’t worry about I am quite happy with the way it works.

I really love how any libertarian nut bag calls someone who likes the idea of a centralized government a fascist. I would also like to know where you got the impression this is a democracy because it is not. It is a constitutional republic that does not allow for your everyone makes their own rules style of living. It is why we elect people to make the rules for us. So go waive your rebel flag, drive your pick-up and threaten a few more Mexicans with your handgun. As to where I live don’t worry about I am quite happy with the way it works.