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To: Huck
The Federalists, so loved by conservatives, were the big government taxers and social engineers of their era. They seem tame by today's standards, but back then, real conservatives OPPOSED them.

So you're suggesting that the "real conservatives" were more in agreement with Mr. Jefferson & Mr. Madison, rather than the Federalists?

Just wondering...

;>)

169 posted on 02/04/2010 1:55:46 PM PST by Who is John Galt? ("Sometimes I have to break the law in order to meet my management objectives." - Bill Calkins, BLM)
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To: Who is John Galt?
Madison and Jefferson were for the Federalists before they were against them. Madison published essays as a Federalist. Jefferson supported Madison from afar. By the time they started opposing the Federalists, it was too late.
172 posted on 02/04/2010 4:05:22 PM PST by Huck (Q: How can you tell a party is in the majority? A: They're complaining about the fillibuster.)
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