Would you support a: Federalist or Anti-Federalist?

[Live_Free_Or_Die]

Should be a neat poll.

 

[BuddyRey]

For the first year and a half after discovering Ron Paul, I was pretty much a rank-and-file Constitutionalist. But, after reading and being influenced by Voluntaryist writers like Lysander Spooner and Murray Rothbard, I've come to the conclusion that coercive government itself is the problem. Of course, that doesn't mean people shouldn't have the right to choose to be governed, taxed, et cetera, but it does mean that to compel those people who have not chosen a government to observe the customs of your own is both arbitrary and morally questionable.

If governments must exist, then I'll pick the Anti-Federalist model of government every time, because at least then, people have some modicum of choice and personal decision in how they are to be governed.

 

[FrankRep]

I'll accept either one at the moment since we have nothing.

 

[TCE]

That is a question I have been wondering, two questions actually:

1. What would the Federalists (specifically Alexander Hamilton) say about our current system? Would they think it's working fine or would they dislike it?

2. If the Anti-Federalists saw the country today and could go back and change the Constitution, would they change it?

 

[literatim]

It would depend on the Federalist.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I shouldn't have to answer this question.

 

[tremendoustie]

I shouldn't have to answer this question.

lmao

 

[FreeTraveler]

18 to 0 at the present. LMAO!

You shoulda put voters' names on it so we'd know who to lynch.

 

[Shed]

TCE, Hamilton would be pleased with himself.

 

[paulitics]

united States.

 

[Stary Hickory]

People that know the difference will all vote the same way

 

[muzzled dogg]

ez

 

[Sic Semper Tyrannis]

The history books give you the impression that the liberty based Articles of Confederation were a horrible failure and that the Anti-Federalists died off.

Little do they know we're still here.

 

[1000-points-of-fright]

Hamilton was one of the big government statists among the founders. But what they considered big government back then would be whack-job libertarianism today. He'd probably vote with Ron Paul 100%.

 

[literatim]

Hamilton was one of the big government statists among the founders. But what they considered big government back then would be whack-job libertarianism today. He'd probably vote with Ron Paul 100%.

Hamilton was a weasel. He was the reason we got our first central bank and he almost took us to war with France.

 

[tremendoustie]

I love this poll

Where else would people know the difference let alone get a perfect 33-0 record?

 

[demolama]

Hamilton rejected Adam Smith. Thought he was dead wrong. In that regards I highly doubt he would be with Ron Paul.

 

[CGeoffrion]

haha 36/0 now...

Jefferson would get along with us juuuuuust fine.

 

[1000-points-of-fright]

Hamilton was a weasel. He was the reason we got our first central bank and he almost took us to war with France.

But compared to 95% of the people currently in the 3 branches government... I'd take my chances with Hamilton.

 

[Natalie]

42 to 0! RPF ftw!