I'm voting Republican

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Yes, I am saying that. You as an individual have a right to defend yourself. So do others. You may grant this power to government...basically you hire government to perform this function for you.

The power to regulate interstate trade is simply the power for the federal government to settle economic disputes among the states. In essence we are hiring the government as a mediator. The reason we have a federal government at all is to provide common defense, and to settle disputes among the sovereign states.

As my post stands, it is 100% factual and accurate.

All legitimate powers of government are derived from the rights that individuals have granted to it. Government may have no powers above those of a single individual. You have no right to reach into my wallet to pay for your child's education, or your retirement, or your medical costs. How then can you grant this power to government? How can 350 million people who have no such right, grant this power to government?

The federal government may now exercise any powers that are not specifically enumerated, and even if they are enumerated, if they violate the rights of people they are illegitimate. The 16th & 18th amendments are illegitimate. Luckily the 18th was repealed.