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Republicans have, so far, not been willing to use the "big government" label to attack anything to do with military, police, or espionage - their "law and order
by jes5199 13y ago
Republicans have, so far, not been willing to use the "big government" label to attack anything to do with military, police, or espionage - their "law and order" platform trumps their "small government" one.
In the bizarre logic of American politics, Republicans and Democrats are both pro-NSA, while the Greens and Libertarians are anti-NSA.
- toyg 13y agoThat's why I said "potential". Depending on how the wind blows, the small-gov platform could give them an easy angle, and if it doesn't, they're still the party of law and order, so it's a win-win. Dems have a harder job, for them it's a wedge issue.