[jmc813]

the Founders recognized that people should live their lives largely free of federal interference. This is not to say that the Founders intended or imagined a libertine America. On the contrary, they envisioned an America with vibrant religious, family, social, and civic institutions that would shape a moral nation. They understood that strong private institutions, so important in a free and just society, could not coexist with a strong, centralized government.

Worth repeating.

[LizardQueen]

So is this:

"Healthy marriages are not the result of government programs. Healthy marriages are the result of individual conviction and personal responsibility, neither of which can be mandated by government."

LQ

[Dead Corpse]

Yes. I agree. But there are asshats out there that would scream BLACK if Dr. Paul said WHITE.

[The_Eaglet]

The irony is that an initiative aimed at promoting moral values will be funded immorally, by taxing people who may have no interest in such government folly.

Ron Paul is right, again. Once again the Bush administration is usurping the powers of the states and the people by taking our tax dollars and spending it in a matter beyond the scope of federal authority.

[The_Eaglet]

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