[SparrowHawk]

Ms Tree, on 27 January 2012 - 07:40 PM, said:

Or does not do.

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Dog Wonder, on 27 January 2012 - 06:31 PM, said:

Or, maybe we should be very careful letting Libertarians choose what government does.

Everybody has a little Libertarian inside.....

You know why the Hawk keeps interjecting RON PAUL into so many threads?

There's a subliminal message in the words.......

[777 fixer]

SparrowHawk, on 27 January 2012 - 11:11 AM, said:

Actually I can have it any way I like!

Yes, it is the right if everyone to contradict themselves.

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SparrowHawk, on 27 January 2012 - 01:11 PM, said:

One of the things I don't tow the Libertarian line is in case of Natural Disasters. Most Libertarians don't think FEMA is an appropriate role for the Federal Government. My feeling is the role of the Federal Government is to protect our citizens. To me, this would include not only foreign invasion but to our response in times of natural disaster.

That put you at odds with Ron Paul.

[SparrowHawk]

777 fixer, on 29 January 2012 - 01:34 PM, said:

That put you at odds with Ron Paul.

Oh Yes! I think he's dead wrong on that specific issue.

I think Dr Paul is likely right using the narrowest view of Constitutional authority. I take a slightly wider view. If we limit the role of the Federal Government to the original intent of the Founders I think a case could be made that under the Federal requirement of "Provide for the Common Defense" that there is room for a FEMA type organization. It's role and rules of engagement would have to be similar to the military regarding the when, where & how the Feds come to the rescue.

We should be so lucky for this to one day be the single biggest issue before the nation.