Taconicus- The bigot did not win. I was running in support of a Black friend, to split the 'white' vote. I had to appear on League of Women Voter TV shows twice. At the last minute a veteran black politician entered the primary and he beat the bigot by 400 votes. I got 700 votes, most of which we all assumed were taken from the bigot.... at least the winner thought so.
(I worked as a grocery checker to get thru college, and about the time I was half-way thru my Masters in Philosophy, money ran out and most philosophy majors were not finding jobs)

That 'classical liberal' moniker in new to me. I can't wrap my head around being for Bobby Kennedy and then for Reagan. I know the parties change..(Lincoln would have been a liberal today)... but what you list 'seem' to veer toward Libertarianism.
   The part that gives me the most pause is what is buried in the phrase 'limited government'. Since (as you may have noticed) I like deconstructing language to examine what the full implications of various formulations are, I often find quite inconsistent premises in folks full attitude toward 'limited government'. That is all-too-often just used as a "slogan" to mean "I don't want to be regulated and/or told what to do", no matter what the consequences.

Constitutional law, huh? Any comment on the "Citizens United" decision? Or on the precise interpretation of the 2nd amendment? (I have typed dozens of posts about those here.)


As I said, I play autoharp...and a little dulcimer and recorder. My wife is the real musician. She plays guitar and a zither and a McArthur Harp and sings almost anything.