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2007-01-01 13:43:31 · 10 answers · asked by Lena 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The problem is the degree of strength. In America, the government is a servant of the people and is prohibited from taking what they own, interfering with their religious expression, limiting their access to combat arms...
A 'strong' national government may be one that rules the people, telling them what they may or may not do or think, and that is against the founding principles of America.
A strong national government was exemplified in the Soviet Union, Socialist (NAZI) Germany, Red China... we Americans don't want it to have that kind of strength.
2007-01-01 13:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by speakeasy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because a strong national government means a weak state government, taking away states rights to create modify or abolish laws that they deem fit. Case in point, The recent smoking ban in some states, would it be fair to put a smoking ban on all states even if a states majority doesnt approve of the ban? A strong national government leans more towards the wealthy, infuential, and high class, and less toward the individual.
2007-01-01 13:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anarchy99 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
people oppose a strong national unity for at least two reasons (1) Freedom and (2) local concerns. There is less freedom when the federal government regulates everything in your daily life. The real reason, however, is that people feel that their needs are better addressed at the local level, i.e., town, county, state, since those bodies of government are "closer to the action" and can better decide for themselves what is best for that community. In essence, it's also about freedom, since even small towns, counties and states want to be able to decide things for themselves. Hope this helps.
2007-01-01 14:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by John D 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably because the government has lost the trust of the people. Debacles such as Watergate and Vietnam has led to an inherent mistrust of politicians. Nowadays, governments are just fronts for big business anyway. Ask yourself this... If Iraq wasn't soaked with oil would anybody have cared one ioita what was going on there? In Rwanda they slaughtered tens of thousands of innocent people and no one lifted a finger. It barely made the news. That's because Rwanda has nothing that anyone wants. People are getting fed up with all the crap from politicians about "human rights" and "democracy" when everyone who can think for themselves knows it's all about money.
2007-01-01 14:00:17 · answer #4 · answered by kevpet2005 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am an old lady and have lived through many administrations in my life. This is the first administration that has gone beyond any other in demanding and securing more power in the executive branch. (some legally and some ways illegally) This can be a very dangerous thing to do in a democracy. We need all three branches of government for balances and checks.
2007-01-01 13:52:37 · answer #5 · answered by tafttootsie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A strong national government is why the real 9/11 conspirators have gone unpunished, why our liberties have been stripped under the false pre-tense of terror, and why our grievances (per the first amendment) go unheard. Who wants that?
2007-01-01 14:49:47 · answer #6 · answered by protocols 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Strong sounds nice doesn't it?
What about, powerful?
Or absolutely powerful?
Or absolutely, lock you up and forget you exist powerful?
Well, I guess there's strong, and then there's powerful.
A Government is PEOPLE.
And the more POWER those people have
the bigger the TEMPTATION to use it.
Maybe to get RICH
or to hurt their political competition
or to fight other countries
or to jail minorities
or to listen to your phone calls and email
or to waste billions so they get reelected.
When the fox is in the henhouse
somebodies gotta stick up for the chickens.
2007-01-01 14:55:14 · answer #7 · answered by T K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US most of us want a strong national government with LIMITED powers. Trouble is, the left-wingers want a strong national government with UNLIMITED powers with them exercising those powers to their hearts' content. Never gonna happen but then hope is their favorite (if ineffective) emotion.
Around-and-around it goes and where it will stop nobody knows.
2007-01-01 13:48:18 · answer #8 · answered by Fast Eddie B 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Corruption runs rampant these days at all levels of government. Yes we want it to be strong but must be a ware of the greed of some of these powerful people. We, as citizens, must always question our government to insure our rights are protected.
2007-01-01 13:55:30 · answer #9 · answered by us5we2 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I prefer it on the state/local level so that we never allow big brother to get too big. This should never ever be allowed to happen.
2007-01-01 13:48:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋