# Republicans Discuss the Issues

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 29, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253 "2015-08-29T05:41:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253/41 "2015-09-15T17:10:58Z")

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> [@foolsguinea](#):
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> Why? Do the states do it “better”? Does the free market? Do you have statistics to back this up?
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> We had mostly the same constitution we have now when the laws mandating those federal functions were adopted. Apparently statesmen of that era thought they were worth doing despite the constitutional questions. That’s a pretty strong indication that those needs were seen as of national importance.

It’s not about whether something is of national importance. Crime is of national importance, but the federal government is denied a general police power. Education is of national importance but local control is paramount in our system. The real issue is whether a problem is better handled with many governments trying things their way, taking into account local culture and economics, or whether a single standard is preferable.

If it was all about whether something was of national importance, we’d have a national DMV and federal grocery stores.

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**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253/42 "2015-09-15T17:22:36Z")

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> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#):
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> [/indent] Wait, I thought Trump didn’t comment on those under 1%.

To be fair, according to what you provided, he said he didn’t “respond to” those polling \< 1%.

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**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253/43 "2015-09-15T21:06:27Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> If it was all about whether something was of national importance, we’d have a national DMV and federal grocery stores.

You have a STATE grocery store? :dubious:

We have a **Stater Bros.** in California, but I don’t think that’s what you mean.

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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253/44 "2015-09-15T22:36:14Z")

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That’s my point. The private sector does some really important, vital things. The fact that they are important and a national interest doesn’t mean government needs to do them at all.

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