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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  thanks for the updates.  I am still on the fence.  Go ahead.  Keep feeding me the info.

[u]The debate told me one thing about both men, they do have a completely different position as to the role of Federal government. [/u][/quote]
I don't agree ... or maybe I just don't understand you.

I think both have very similar views of the federal government: they want federal government to accomplish certain tasks that state governments are not equipped to handle for various reasons.  The big difference between the two candidates is what tasks they want accomplished (or not).

You seem to stick by this belief that Romney is some small-government purist, but I don't think that's accurate at all.  Both major parties (and their candidates) are big government proponents.  They just want government to be doing different things.

To me, it seems Federalism is just a fig leaf that some people (mostly politicians) hide behind when they want to avoid taking a clear position on an issue, and/or want to avoid taking responsibility for the clear consequences of what the states will do if not constrained by the federal government.[/quote]

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