DeMint Promotes Redistributing Power to States (DeMint would dismantle many federal departments)

Roll Call ^ | 2010-09-19 | Melanie Starkey

[rabscuttle385]

Of possible interest.

[rabscuttle385]

Of possible interest

[Deagle]

Nothing to disagree with here...

[pingman]

That took a sack to say out loud. A shot across the ruling class bow?

[SteveAustin]

I like it. And the best part is that maybe, just maybe if this Tea Party mood holds for two more years, we can get a President and Congress that would go along with it.

[C210N]

I hope NPR/PBS and the like are under Dept of Ed. They claim it to be “educational” television (its anything but, except for an occasional token program).

[cripplecreek]

A lot of powers should go back to the states. In fact the vast majority of them should.

[screaminsunshine]

DeMent for Pres. this is what I want to hear.

[elpadre]

the record is clear, America's decline in public education began with the advent of the US Department of Education. How can anyone deny it?

[dynachrome]

Demint gets it!

[LonePalm]

Sounds like a plan.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Deagle]

You are dismissing the mood across the country... Not only will this be the case two years from now, if things do not go as planned with the Republicans... then another party WILL evolve! If the GOP can NOT be taken over, there will be little choice other than a third party.

Yes, things are that bad.

[screaminsunshine]

The Battle of America starts Nov. 3rd.

[boycott]

Our federal government should be no more than 20% - 25% of its current size.

National defense and maybe a few smaller departments but that’s about it.

[Professional Engineer]

Holy Tenth Amendment Batman?

[VinL]

"devolution..power to the states"

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Actually, this concept should be the only plank for the tea party--- it keeps all constitutionalists united- All else, can be fought out in the States.

[Vince Ferrer]

Takes some heat off this year's candidates too.

[grobdriver]

asked on CNN’s “State of the Union” whether candidates whom he and the tea party movement have endorsed are too far out of the political mainstream.

Who is CNN to define "mainstream"? And then attack based on their definition?

Conservatives need to slap these people around and point out that conservatism, state's right and individual rights ARE mainstream America.

[GonzoGOP]

I'm really starting to appreciate Senator DeMint. Is he a prospect for 2012. He seams to have all of the right stands on the issues, but doesn't have the baggage that some of the other Tea Party favorites are carrying. The kind of candidate that everyone here can agree on, yet won't sell us out to the RINOs.