[Jim Robinson]

States rights is a constitutional issue as are individual rights. The degree a president believes in and fights for life & liberty issues will determine whether or not we regain any of our lost freedoms or even hold the line against further erosion. If he's a strong government type, we lose. If he fights for individual rights and decentralized government we gain. Rudy seems to be on the side of strong government and against individual rights. Must be the prosecutor blood.

[paulat]

If he fights for individual rights and decentralized government we gain.

EXCELLENT point!

The only thing I might add, however, is IF he is ELECTABLE. Without that, we got nada.

...worse than nada...we get HillObama....

[FreeReign]

If he's a strong government type, we lose. If he fights for individual rights and decentralized government we gain.

Jim, Rudy believes in decentralized government. Read Rudy's speech at the Reagan library. He praises Reagan for sending government powers back to the local governments as ws the intent of the Constituion.

See the section of the speech called "Reagan and Devolution". Link

Rudy has some problems. His opinion on decentralized government is not one of them.