Reagan was extremely destructive to declare “Government is not the solution to our problem, Government is the problem.”

Has the "Party of Lincoln" forgotten that Lincoln proudly said, "Our Government is of, by, & for the people."

To declare Government as the problem is to declare the American people as the problem. And when you declare people as the problem, you become exclusive, cruel, & unjust. That's not pro-America—it's literally anti-America. That's what the GOP has become. Vote Them Out.

@QasimRashid

I've given these two views a lot of thought. While a loose confederation of fairly autonomous states may have been viable back when the country was founded, the speed of events, and appearance of threats today simply can not be effectively faced without a strong centralized government.

i.e., too many chiefs puts us all in peril.