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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	And by "you" in the above
	Date:	9/9/2009 12:17:32 PM

I like your suggestion although I am partial to McCallen single malt, the older the better. :-)

You're right there is too much there to respond to except to say that I was specific about "confiscatory" taxation. True conservatives support limited government which by its nature involves limited taxation to support only those functions truly authorized by the Constitution (i.e., national defense, infrastructure, etc.). All the other rights belong the states and the people. The beauty of that is if liberals want a socialist paradise they can have it in any state they want to control. As we have seen in California, the northeast and upper midwest that doesn't seem to work out too well for them.

As for your statements about the founding fathers I could not disagree more. True conservatives will find much more in all those documents that align with their beliefs of controls on the power and scope of government, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and the right to religious freedom and individual liberty. Maybe we have a different definition of conservative?

Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society both do a very nice presentation of these documents in light of the modern conservative movement. I highly recommend them.

Perhaps next summer we can convene a Lake Martin Federalist Society meeting and over fine single malt scotch and an excellent cigar we can try to solve the world's problems. I am sure not much of substance will be accomplished but it would be very entertaining and enlightening. Heck, I would even invite GF and Hound although I am not sure she would enjoy either.