The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Monday, November 05, 2007
Fred Thompson, Federalist
Glenn Reynolds nails it on Fred Thompson and Federalism. It seems to me that the fastest possible route away from Socialism and the Nanny State in America would be for the States to step up and reclaim the powers which were enumerated for them in the first place--i.e. ALL powers not otherwise specified in the Constitution. And, after watching Fred on Meet the Press yesterday, it is clear that Thompson believes in the Federalist ideal; and there is no place like the "bully pulpit" when it comes to selling this very libertarian position to the people. With Thompson's "grandfatherly" style and deep voice, he would be a "natural" salesman:
FRED THOMPSON, FEDERALIST. "Many politicians say such things. President Bush, for one, spoke quite a bit about the need for state flexibility when he was a Governor and a candidate, but seems to have forgotten about such things over the past six years. It appears Thompson actually means it, however, as he stuck to his federalist guns even when confronted with issues where many "conservatives" abandon federalism and embrace federal power. He even endorsed state autonomy where such a position meant rejecting policy positions favored by significant portions of the GOP base." Like abortion. Sounds good to me.
