FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument
If the federal government was operating within its constitutionally limited powers as the Founding States had intended, powers which Democrats and RINOs hypocritically swear to respect, then please consider the following. Military issues aside, just about the only federal government service that could affect many citizens on a shutdown is the US Mail service, the mail being delayed.
In other words, the states should be running their own “government” services that many citizens now depend on the federal government for, the corrupt federal government having no constitutional authority to regulate, tax and spend for most programs.
“I don’t think the president should shut down the government to try to break the Constitution,” Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told a flustered Chuck Todd Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Todd had just asked Jindal, “If the president goes through with his executive action (on immigration), do you think Republicans and Capitol Hill ought to use even the power of shutting down the government to stop him from doing it?”
“Two things,” Jindal responded. “I don’t think the president should shut down the government to try to break the Constitution. The reality is this. I do think the-—
Todd interrupted: “You think that the president would be shutting down the government?”
“Oh, absolutely—” Jindal said.
“And so, you do want Republicans to fight him on this, to the point that it could shut down the government,” Todd interrupted.
“I don’t think the president should shut down the government,” Jindal repeated.
“You’re twisting my question,” Todd complained. “That means you want that kind of showdown.”
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