As an aside, Americans have never trusted govt, as a general rule. The Constitution was written to restrain govt power.
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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
@DavidMDrucker That's...not quite right. The Constitution was written to set up a central government to restrain states, in large part.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jesseltaylor
@jesseltaylor Not to restrain the states but to ensure the fed govt wasn't powerless to conduct necessary functions.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DavidMDrucker
@DavidMDrucker No, it actually did restrain the states in some significant ways from the Articles of Confederation.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jesseltaylor
@jesseltaylor agreed, & part of point was stronger fed govt. But design was still w/ eye toward restraint. That's why BoR was part of deal.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DavidMDrucker
@DavidMDrucker It seems contradictory to say that the Constitution was set up to both strengthen and weaken the federal government.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jesseltaylor
@jesseltaylor@DavidMDrucker Why? Can't do two things at once?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AlexParkerDC
@AlexParkerDC@DavidMDrucker They're opposing things.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jesseltaylor
@jesseltaylor@DavidMDrucker Well the 10th amendment kinda seems like a weird thing if your goal is to strengthen the federal gov't.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AlexParkerDC
@AlexParkerDC@DavidMDrucker Particularly when the government it replaced was far, far weaker.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@jesseltaylor @AlexParkerDC I don't think we necessarily disagree.
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