Thanks for answer that for me. You missed the easiest one in the bunch though, so I’ll take that one on.
In regards to Authoritarian vs. Libertarian. I agree that is the struggle—and that’s why I’m a libertarian that supports Cruz. Trump is running his whole campaign based on authoritarian ideals. Meaning he’ll be the good king that brings common sense back to America...we just need to let him do his thing.
Also this struggle between Authoritarian vs. Libertarian is really only at the Federal level for me. I’m really a constitutionalist where I want a limited gov’t at the federal level (Libertarian) and then let the states compete for the best form of local gov’t. If big gov is your thing then vote for it at your state level then see how that works for you. If limited gov’t is your thing and you don’t need roads or schools then vote for that at your state level. Then people can freely choose which is best for them. And by doing this the role of the President (or King as we have now) won’t matter as much.
So which candidate will return the most power to the states? That’s who I’ll vote for. Right now I think that’s Cruz.
Trump is running his whole campaign based on authoritarian ideals.
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You are being deceived! Trump supporters think of Donald Trump as “decisive” rather than being authoritarian. That is, Donald Trump is not continuously checking the winds of public opinion. He is actually tuned into public opinion among the people who work, or worked, for a living. Lets take a look at what Donald has said he will do:
He has spoken and written about canceling Obama’s unconstitutional Executive Actions. He requires no congressional approval to do this.
He has spoken and written about rolling back 20 years of oppressive Federal Regulations. As long as he works within the current stupid laws that transfer entirely too much power to the Executive, he doesn’t need Congress to do this.
He has written and talked about working with Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare, to change the Tax code, to rebuild the military, to build a Wall and make Mexico pay for it. He has said he will get everyone in a room and work these things out.
The Congressional Committee system and regular order actually would be useful in this regard, because he can have committees and sub-committees over to the Whitehouse to talk these things out. I know that the “conservatives” have said they want to return to regular order, instead of these late-night omnibus bills. This will give them the chance to do this whether they really want to or not.
He is going to be an active, hands-on President of the United States. Based on how he is running his campaign, it is very likely that we will get to know how things are going every day.
Now this is going to be very different from the way things have been. You will actually know what is going on as we Make American Great Again! You won’t wake up and find that the GOPee has sold you down the river again.
After Donald Trump finishes doing all the “authoritarian” things he has promised: build the wall, deport illegals and Syrian invaders, cancel Obama’s unconstitutional executive orders, roll back twenty years of intrusive government regulations, prosecute Hillary and her crew, release the secret 28 pages from the 9/11 report, negotiate prescription drug purchases, repeal and replace Obamacare, simplify the Tax code, repatriate $2.5 trillion in off-shore profits, stop the IRS from abridging the free speech of Christian Churches, reform the libel laws to remove the “public figure” distinctions, defund Planned Parenthood until the stop doing abortions, cleaning up the mess that is the VA, cutting waste, fraud and abuse where ever it is found, canceling Common Core and returning control of education to the States, end the assault on the Second Amendment, audit the Federal Reserve System, investigate the harmful additives in Vaccines and the coverup of studies at the CDC, and destroy the culture of Political Correctness, then we can talk about all those “libertarian” issues you want to address.