[John Valentine]

I'm sure there's a forum out there that caters to those of you wanting to see the dissolution of the nation. But this isn't it.

And I am just as certain that there are any number of websites out there dedicated to the aggrandizement and glorification of the State at the expense of all else, especially Liberty.

And I am also certain that Free Republic is not one of them.

BTW, where on Earth do you get the idea that I favor the "dissolution of the nation". There is a vast distance between a "diet" and "dissolution".

[triumphant values]

BTW, where on Earth do you get the idea that I favor the "dissolution of the nation".

Let's put this to bed with a simple question then. Do you believe the United States can function as a unified entity with a national government budget of 26 billion a year?

Yes or no will suffice.