“Whatever happens will be for the worse, and therefore it is in our interest that as little should happen as possible.”

Lord Salisbury

This epigram summarizes at least one large part of my political philosophy. I believe in what is often called limited government because I have seen that much of what governments end up doing is “for the worse”, and it is in our interest that government be as limited as possible. Of course, I am not an anarchist. Government, the federal government in particular, has a role and a responsibility to be sure: “to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” And in our large country the in itself becomes a rather large role and responsibility. But please, let’s have the federal government, as well as the state governments, stay out of medicine, out of education, out of regulating the internet, and out of as much as possible in a free but ordered society. I’m not exactly a libertarian, but I do lean in that direction.

As we say in Texas, where we only allow the legislature to meet every two years for 140 days:

“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”

~Gideon J. Tucker