Really? It seems a tad presumptuous to state that libertarians are power thirsty. The perspective always struck me as more or less about citizens being left alone. I don't subscribe to the belief completely, but I can identify with it more than most others. The assertion that libertarians want "the license to fuck everyone over'" is baseless, tactless, and hardly fitting for a dignified discussion.
At any rate, I don't see a strong federal government and more autonomous states as being mutually exclusive. States can self govern within certain limits, the federal government can intervene when these limits are exceeded. Determining exactly where the lines are drawn would take some work, but IMHO would be a great improvement.
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Really? It seems a tad presumptuous to state that libertarians are power thirsty. The perspective always struck me as more or less about citizens being left alone. I don't subscribe to the belief completely, but I can identify with it more than most others. The assertion that libertarians want "the license to fuck everyone over'" is baseless, tactless, and hardly fitting for a dignified discussion. At any rate, I don't see a strong federal government and more autonomous states as being mutually exclusive. States can self govern within certain limits, the federal government can intervene when these limits are exceeded. Determining exactly where the lines are drawn would take some work, but IMHO would be a great improvement.