That's not a competing idea. It is the idea. The difficulty is knowing which checks are necessary and which are "big government". Which is why we vote. Being

That's not a competing idea. It is the idea. The difficulty is knowing which checks are necessary and which are "big government". Which is why we vote. Being anti big government is not the same thing as being anti all government. Characterising it that way is either lazy or ignorant, take your pick.