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Judge Andrew Napolitano on the different points of view the candidates have on the size and role of government.
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All small -- government who benefit -- laughs.
But the judge all right judge panel of autonomy -- you know I would phrase it as this is a and I suspect that my.
Dear friend and fellow managers in Steve -- -- shall agree with me this is a battle between big government and bigger -- Rather than big and small -- that -- -- way just if you don't took us to approve it just to approve the drama that's still -- -- different.
I don't government at all I know you know I do want no government at all but I realistic we can't have -- you are realistic how Hoffa had three -- boys now this is this is a debate over the role of the federal government in the lives of individual persons.
And we haven't seen it to be quite like this I think perhaps since Lyndon Johnson ran against them Barry Goldwater in 1960 floor tell me how Barack Obama in his festival -- -- -- this second time.
Would intrude on the lives of individuals in a way that is government -- in spite and you don't approve let's say that the house of represented let's say that Obama wins in your hypothetical let's say the house of represented -- stays Republican.
And the president really wants to do every.
-- he can to limit the beat people the ability the people to keep and bear arms.
How about and EPA regulation that defines bullets as environment environmentally dangerous and therefore subject to confiscation by federal agents.
That doesn't require legislation.
And they can't be appealed to a federal district court judge -- can only be appealed to an appellate court.
If the EPA has abused its regulation and the appeal would take years.
So the guns or the ammunition that would be confiscated during the course of the appeal.
Would be enormous I think it around an extreme example -- around -- on them well hear hear me out.
This is a president who's EPA enacted regulations that specifically were rejected by the House of Representatives.
And because they've yet to be overturned by a federal appeals court the terrible law of the land.
So he is not -- -- Using an administrative agency to effectuate his will even that violates the constitution even if -- couldn't get the congress to go along with -- all right that's a great fear you -- -- young guns -- another example.
Well I think he would borrow more and spend more he would -- more and transfer of wealth far more than Mitt Romney when he Rummy is is not against that deficit final -- quite the same as government intrusion into the possible lives of individuals well yes it is because when the government borrows money and doesn't pay it back.
Personal wealth goes down because we have to pay the debt service.
Now right now -- debt service is a little over half a trillion if Barack Obama as president borrows another five trillion that debt service will be close to a trillion a year.
So that'd -- -- debt service and and there's.
Look at the Army Corps of Engineers they -- on your property they find a mud puddle they say that's a wetland.
To put restrictions on you don't like it take it to court as the judge said it takes years this presents an issue more decrease like Chavez than any previous president in American history and -- you don't like it take it.
And -- remembered -- -- -- over the last four years he has consistently -- gone around congress and run congress.
Three stars through executive orders through -- bureaucracy and through this SARS through whom he really exercise.
I suspect that he is a will -- and -- and Woodrow Wilson apartment he believes that the natural rights.
Personal liberty and private property of the individual can be subordinated to his understanding of the public good.
And the constitution does not permit that on the contrary it prohibits it so and what -- -- with General Motors that is pure Argentina and he got away -- you did.
So and and -- -- -- to back up what Steve said the Supreme Court refused to get involved they stayed up late one night they came out -- -- -- -- decision next basic when I'm gonna take this would you describe yourself as a libertarian.
A severe yeah.
I think -- governor Romney's agitated when describing -- was -- Americans are very good job.
I -- it just doesn't tell us well.
