alt.education

In article <%$@>,
"Dennis Kemmerer" wrote:

> "Gunny Freedom" wrote in message
> news:@...
> > In article <7o1as3hi13qi2ph78rsp2mi2tf9o13sj26@>,
> > Bob LeChevalier wrote:
> >
> >> Gunny Freedom wrote:
> >> >Why is it 'crazy' to be a strict Constitutionalist?
> >>
> >> Because "We the people" want none of it.
> >
> > Well, we can help ignorance, but we can't fix stupid. Fortunately, most
> > Americans are simply ignorant of Ron Paul's positions and candidacy
> > rather than actually being stupid enough to think that the government
> > envisioned by the Founding Fathers is a bad thing...
>
> Speak for yourself. Those of us who _have_ taken the time to look at Paul's
> positions have concluded that they're largely untenable.

So says "Dennis Kemmerer," but I am betting that Dennis has not gone
door to door and physically spoken to several hundreds of people like I
have.

> >> It is crazy to be wedded to any ideology. And the more solidly
> >> wedded, the crazier.
> >
> > So the whole Thomas Jefferson / Liberty thing should be considered crazy
> > then huh?
>
> When's the last time you looked at any of the Federalist Papers? Do you
> really think you can support modern libertarian ideology with them? Here's
> some friendly advice: don't go there, you're _way_ out of your league.

Actually, Ron Paul is more of a William Taft and Barry Goldwater GOP
Conservative than anything. He is a strict Constitutionalist who is
rejected by many Libertarian Party members because of his
Constitutionalist positions which place primacy on Constitutional law
over the concept of natural law.

And indeed, there was a huge argument in the early days of our Republic
over the breadth and scope of Federal power. Much of the writing in the
Federalist Papers was in favor of a strong Federal Government, which was
opposed by most of the Founders, including Thomas Jefferson.

The Federalist Papers record much of this argument from both sides,
rather than the one sided view you are insinuating here.

> [snip]
>
> >> >Mark my words, if America wakes up right now, and works to elect Ron
> >> >Paul from this point forward, he will walk out of the brokered
> >> >Republican National Convention as the Republican nominee.
> >>
> >> But America won't do so.
> >
> > They had better, if they want to save our nation from total collapse, or
> > from the coming police state.
>
> You sound just like the kooky evangelicals.
>
> [snip]

And you sound just like one of the brainwashed sheep who is allowing our
nation to destroy itself in a collectivo-fascist furor.
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