Quote Originally Posted by cptcannabis
The whole government mechanism now has become a device by which to rob the American people of their wealth and freedoms. The federal government has only two basic duties according to the Constitution- "to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare." If it would go back to doing just that, we would all be much better off. Our trust in our government displays a lack of trust in ourselves as men to decide what is best for each of us, abdicating that responsibility to Big Brother.

The problem of the government is that it is no longer accountable to the people. We have professional politicians of their own class, spending their entire lives exerting power over others. Doesn't sound too democratic to me...
THATS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY! WE ARE A REPUBLIC! WHERE DOES IT SAY THE WORD DEMOCRACY IN THE CONSTITUTION??? NOT ONE WORD!.
Thats what we all are brainwashed to think. See in a democracy 51 percent of the people dictate how the other 49 percent of the people have to live. If a republic 99 percent cant tell the 1 percent how to live.
WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY!!! OUR FOUNDING FOREFATHERS WERE AGAINST DEMOCRACY!
WAKE UP AND RECONIZE THIS TURTH. You are being brainwashed by the New york Washington DC/ england imperial world domination. Dosnt every one here no that the USA just invaded pakistan??? YEAH WERE NOW IN ANOTHER FUCKING CONTRY!!!!!! NEXT STOP THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOO. Im going to go crawl in my bunker now.
Trip06 Reviewed by Trip06 on . The problem with libertarianism Many on this site identify as libertarians, and I am definitely opposed to the government sticking its beak in, and to big government in general. However, a few problems arise, for me. In the recent debate on here about health care, there was libertarian argument against universal health care, because we "need less government, not more." Agreed absolutely...but does that mean that all governmental functions are inherently wrong? Health care must be handled by somebody, and, as profoundly Rating: 5