I know a deeply principled, free market conservative guy that once insisted that the postal system shouldn’t be run by the Federal Government because it was unconstitutional for it to be involved in such a tast. He went on and on on this theme - very thoughtful and very principled.
Then I told him the Constitution specifically empowers Congress to pass laws regarding establishing post offices.
Just shows to go you: for too many folks of all political stripes, being “principled” means turning your brain off at the door. :-)
“deeply principled, free market conservative guy that once insisted that the postal system shouldn’t be run by the Federal Government because it was unconstitutional for it to be involved in such a tast”
On the flip side, I once saw a smarmy Congressman—can’t remember who—respond to a question about the Constitutionality of (I think) the individual healthcare mandate by shooting back (and I paraphrase), “Well, Mr. Smart Pants, where does the Constitution say we can have a post office?” To which his interlocutor said (again I paraphrase), “The post office clause, duh.”