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Re: *is in total agreement.*

Posted By: Superfoborg (term1-29.vta.west.net)
Date: 6/10/2003 at 2:16 a.m.

In Response To: Re: *is in total agreement.* (Phil)

: Lincoln was a social moderate, yes. But I believe Lincoln
: was also a radical in that he was willing to test the
: mettle of the Union, and gamble the future of the
: nation, in support of principles the Union believed
: were essential to the nation’s survival.

It's funny that you all should compare Bush to Lincoln. There actually are quite a few similarities, both good and bad. The big one is the one you mention above: gambling the future on what some people feel is essential to survival.

Lincoln's regime marked probably the first really major change in the United States government. Power was largely taken away from the States; a Federal tax and standing army were establish, both of which had never existed before and went against many of the founding concepts of the nation. About the only unilaterally good thing I can think of about it is the abolition of slavery. Federal tax can have pros and cons... federal standing army has a few logistical pros but I feel is for the most part the source of my disdain for the present military structure we have. My ideal government system is in some sense very centralized, but also very layered, and the central, higher layers have only power on high-level, central matters, and all that power is directly derived from the layers below them, which have similar duties and responsibilities on a different scale and level, and draw their power from those below them, and so on, until it ultimately comes down to power, responsibility, and jurisdiction over immediate personal matters being dealt with by the immediate people involved, unless an issues becomes huge enough to invoke higher governmental levels.

You deal with a local community law enforcement, though you can always call in a higher police/military force to police THEM if you feel you are being treated unjustly. You pay only a local tax, and your local government is then taxed by the higher levels, and so on... Lots of small, local, immediately relevant issues that average people are actually going to see a point in dealing with, cumulatively guiding a larger social structure.

I'd love to say more but I'm expecting a phone call. Later!

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