[mrsmith]

Well, it's a desire to get stuff from the federal government. That does tend to lead to supporting Dem politicians.

However some of the people who'll say the most feudalistic things on these threads support freedom on other threads.

There's a tension in their beliefs that doesn't neccessarily have to resolve towards big government.

[highball]

Well, it's a desire to get stuff from the federal government.

As has already been pointed out, the only people in this case who were looking to "get stuff" from the government are the school board members who want their religion to get affirmative action.

In short, you have it backwards.