Dave,
Very true, Jefferson and Hamilton and their followers had conflicting
views. Even the smaller offshoots...But one thing that they could do was
meet on middle ground, something our two parties don't seem to do much
anymore. I am a history nut! I didn't want to write a history lesson , but
thanks for filling in some for me

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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Actually not. Some of the founding fathers, such as Jefferson, wanted a
very limited federal government and others wanted a federal government
even
larger and more intrusive than what we have now. Don't forget also some
of
the founding fathers wanted a monarchy. The end result was a compromise
but
the Jeffersonian minimalist have over the centuries been losing ground to
the bigger is better types.