Federalism is all about states’ rights, letting the states handle those social issues from a state’s standpoint. What would work in say, California might not work in New York or Florida. Same thing for Tennessee and Utah, for instance. Nationalizing anything such as that is a recipe for disaster because it lumps everybody in as the same… that’s socialism pure and simple… but nobody has the courage to call it so in the upper echelons of politics.

Now if you like socialism, that’s all well and good. There are any number of countries around the world where you can be quite comfortable but people like me, who love liberty, freedom, and personal responsibility, there’s nowhere else but here and if it means a fight to keep it that way, so be it.

Insurance is a fact of life in many fields, particularly automobile insurance. I know that you are willing to sacrifice your liberty in many areas since a few months ago you told me you were in favor of some social programs. (yes not all, but some)

I really think the plan is interesting. Personnally, I think there is actually too much choice in there.

Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither… they won’t get it either. And forcing me to sacrifice my liberty for someone else’s security just makes me angry.

When has the government ever managed anything of this magnitude without creating an unmanageable behemoth that eventually, the rest of us get stuck with?

It’s not a blame game. Clinton and the Republican congress did a good job at managing the budget. Maybe if in 08 the Democrats win both houses and the White House we will see similar behavior from them. I agree with you that spending isn’t the monopoly of only one party. It’s just that the current group in charge (Republicans in the WH and Congress) are terrible at it.

Anyways, I am sure we will agree to agree that we are both eagerly waiting for the 2008 elections! The new Hillary health care plan gave me hope once more… I would love to read your opinion on the plan.

A.C. they all mismanage it, Republicans and Democrats alike. Putting the blame on one political party over another or even more than another doesn’t do anything but play the blame game.

I still advocate a clean slate… start over with the entire federal government, give power back to the states… then, maybe, just maybe, the federal government can do what it’s supposed to be doing instead of everything else besides.

I’ll keep advocating it in the hopes that enough people will listen and give their potential candidates closer looks before casting their votes.

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