[jobim]

I am an Articles of Confederationarian.

No government, including our Republic, is trustworthy.

Our missed opportunity was when Madison & Hamilton hijacked the A of C and pushed them aside to write a constitution for a central government.

Only competition contains potential liberty - not a central government.

[Manuel OKelley]

Well stated and correct

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Agreed. Good points all. I’d say I am a ‘national defense’ libertarian a bit to the right of Rand Paul. Some libertarians are more like the RATs, but Paul is more like the PUBBIES.

Adam Smith laid out the things a federal government is needed for. Defense, trade standards, weights and measures, exploration, and interstate transportation.

Nowhere on that list is cradle to grave assistance.