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To: plain talk

I am not a liberal. I am a classical liberal, which would be closer to a small “l” libertarian than anything else. I believe in a minimal federal government whose budget primarily consists of military defense and a criminal justice system (for those few crimes which are truly federal because they take place in more than one state, or are against a federal institution or property). I do not have a problem with such things as public roads and public funding of primary and secondary education, although I see little scope for the federal government in either.


22 posted on 02/22/2008 6:11:25 PM PST by DWPittelli
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To: DWPittelli
Thinking about voting Libertarian this year. I’ll write-in if necessary. Don’t like McCain at all.

And I am not a rank and file GOP Republican. I can think for myself.

24 posted on 02/22/2008 6:17:08 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: DWPittelli
I am not a liberal. I am a classical liberal

Oh, an intellectual. Have fun constantly explaining what a "classic liberal" is. :-) But I fully understand what you're saying. In today's world you are a garden variety libertarian. Thanks for clearing that up.

36 posted on 02/22/2008 6:38:41 PM PST by plain talk
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I am a classical liberal,..

I do not have a problem with such things as public roads and public funding of primary and secondary education, although I see little scope for the federal government in either...

I had no idea there was such a thing as a "Classical Liberal".

You have told me what you "don't have" a problem with, please do tell me what you do have a problem with...

Very curious........

38 posted on 02/22/2008 6:41:17 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)
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