DS of the Week - Robert L. Thatch

So I had a couple minutes and thought it might be time to bring back the DS of the Week blog.  It was just too easy.  In 30 seconds I am on the KC Star Letters page, and there it was, the second letter published today from Robert L. Thatch.

Republican Party’s small government lie



I am tired of Republicans trying to present themselves as the party of “small government.” They usually say it is “as the constitutional framers intended it.”


Think about Homeland Security, the TSA (Transportation Security Administration), the huge growth in the NSA (National Security Agency), plus wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. All of those are of Republican origin, and all are extremely large, expensive and intrusive on personal freedoms.


The next time you hear comments from a Republican about them being champions of small government, say something about their pants being on fire.


Robert L. Thatch
Kansas City

What Robert must have missed was the Constitutional reference that obliges the Federal Government to provide for the common defense.  Since that reference is on the preamble to the Constitution, it is highly likely that Robert L. Thatch is not a constitutional authority, he just plays one in the letters he writes.

From the preamble: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

It is humorous that each point Robert L. Thatch mentions are points that can be honestly argued as defense of America (Homeland Security, TSA, National Security Agency).  Citing two wars can also be considered national defense.  I could give Robert L. Thatch a break if he was arguing against any of the agencies or wars he mentions, but to criticize anyone who say it is what the framers intended only displays a dramatic depth of  ignorance.

Robert L. Thatch, you made it too easy for me.  You are the DS of the Week.