> This is what has always amazed me about the political party which are very much supposed to be for smaller government yet it whole heartedly supports the poli

> This is what has always amazed me about the political party which are very much supposed to be for smaller government yet it whole heartedly supports the police in almost every instance. There's a world of difference between what someone says and what someone does. AKA: Never listen to what a politician says, only pay attention to what they do. > I would think the party of less government control would be all for more police oversight and a reduction of police power. Instead they fly 'thin blue line' flags and campaign on 'back the blue'. I really don't get it. You only won't get it if you listen to what they say. If you just look at the voting record and ignore anything non-binding you'll see pretty quickly that this is a party of Big Government and Thought Control (via Doublespeak). What they say is finely tailored to their voting base, which is largely ignorant of what they actually do.