[C210N]

Yes, the founders were not for weak government. That is, they were FOR something stronger than the Articles of Confederation. But, they were NOT FOR an imperial King-George-Like National government, like we have today. They WERE for a limited federal government, where the only things they were allowed to do, was put on paper - written in stone. All the other things that a government could possible do otherwise was reserved to the people and their state governments.

[rbmillerjr]

“Yes, the founders were not for weak government. That is, they were FOR something stronger than the Articles of Confederation. But, they were NOT FOR an imperial King-George-Like National government, like we have today.”

Thanks God for some sanity on here.

Gingrich was exactly correct on his comment about the Founders vis a vis The Articles of Confederation.

[HamiltonJay]

Newt is right, none of the founders were for WEAK government, they had had that under the articles of confederation and it was failing them.. hence the Constitutional Convention was convened.

They were for LIMITED government, not WEAK government.