[ExI] right to try bill

[William Flynn Wallace]

 I tend to see federal government as a body that makes, interprets and
enforces law, runs the military and some infrastructure, but that’s all.
Plenty of the social services stuff is done at that level, but I see all
that as the domain of state governments.  spike

The huge trouble with that model is that the ability of the states to
perform social services differs widely.  Contrast California and
Mississippi:  MS can afford just about nothing.  All the social aid comes
from the feds and if it didn't we would not have any social services.  Now
you may think that's fair according to your theory of gov.  But I think it
would probably violate the 14th amendment (I think that's the one) for
equal protection.  bill w

On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:51 AM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

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> What we are seeing is a divergence in models of what a federal government
> is supposed to do.  I tend to see federal government as a body that makes,
> interprets and enforces law, runs the military and some infrastructure, but
> that’s all.  Plenty of the social services stuff is done at that level, but
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> If one sees the federal government as a law man, then that government
> wants its citizens armed, for they are then allies in defeating
> lawlessness.  If a federal government wants to be a parent-like structure,
> then it wants the citizenry disarmed, for being a parent-structure requires
> more centralized power, a lot more money and strict obedience from its
> subjects, since it is a much bigger task.
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> In that context, what is the British government?
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> spike
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