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To: stevie_d_64
In the 1780’s one of the issues was that the central government was so weak that it could not stop the various states from undercutting each other. For instance, New York and Massachusetts were attempting to obtain concessions from the British government regarding trade with British Caribbean colonies and the two states put restrictions on British products in their two states. Connecticut was quite happy to negate these restrictions by allowing free importation of British products through its own ports, and the products easily crossed state lines into New York and Massachusetts, rendering their trade restrictions useless. Hardly a matter of punishing one state for being prosperous, as you imply.
8 posted on 06/18/2011 6:03:03 AM PDT by Cheburashka (I think so, Brain, but how can we get seven dwarves to shave their legs?)
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To: Cheburashka

Yep, yer absolutely right...

Why should we protest a government doing everything it can to control every aspect of our lives, our economy, our happiness, etc etc etc...

Seems to me what was said here back in the 1780’s is as relevant today as it was back then...

The one thing has changed...The Federal Government has become the massive malignant cancerous tumor that is killing the basic freedoms ()for us,the people) to do just about everything, and wants more every single day from us to justify its own importance and existance...

I (and many other people) want the Federal Government to be placed back in its support role and to operate under the strict guidelines set forth in those original documents...You know the ones I’m talking about...

But some people would say Steve, thats a stupid idea...It can’t be done, it’s too big a problem...

Hummmph, guess yer right...

I may come across as a simple person who reads these things and sees the problem as a huge undertaking, but we’ve been trying to get things fixed for way too long,and the problem gets harder and harder to solve due to the malignantnature of the beast...

If I didn’t value life as much as I do, and do things I can to effect reasonable, peaceful change to the way things were before governemnt became such a monstrocity, I’d recommend we pull the plug and start over...How can that simple act of mercy be so difficult to fathom???

Would the world come to an end if America cleaned its own house??? Would the sun and moon cease to function if this ever occured???

Some people forget that these old white guys back in the day thought about the situation we are experiencing today with astounding forethought and clarity...And yet some people blindly go about their days oblivious to the repair manual(s) given to us a long time ago...

My thoughts go way beyond the mere implications of my sarcasm...;-)


11 posted on 06/18/2011 6:33:54 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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