[JohnEBoy]

But there is a fundamental difference. Establishing and maintaining a ready military IS called for in the constitution. Providing Social Security, social welfare, Medicare, Medicaid, prescription drugs, abortion on demand, etc., is NOT.

[Cincinatus]

I know that. My point was that once the genie was let out of the bottle, it's very hard to get him into it again.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Agreed.

"One of the greatest impediments to the success of the movement, some leaders suggest, was the fundamental incompatibility between two of its major goals — scaling back the size and scope of the federal government and waging an aggressive foreign policy to defeat communism around the world. "

Bull#$%^