“…they want the federal government controlling Social Security, like it's some kind of federal program.”

Whitewashed (2014)

Part 4, 1979 - 1984 "Welcome to the 1980's", p. 290
Memoirs (1993)

to a waitress who asked him to put out his cigar because smoking in a restaurant in Washington is against Federal law.[citation needed]
2000s

Source: The Greening of America (1970), Chapter III : The Failure Of Reform, p. 55

Washington Rain Dance, p. 17
Waiting For The Barbarians (1997)

None of Your Business! https://web.archive.org/web/20120127122559/http://www.ronpaularchive.com/2004/07/none-of-your-business (12 July 2004).
2000s, 2001-2005
Context: I introduced an amendment last week that would have eliminated funds for this intrusive survey in a spending bill, explaining on the House floor that perhaps the American people dont appreciate being threatened by Big Brother. The amendment was met by either indifference or hostility, as most members of Congress either dont care about or actively support government snooping into the private affairs of citizens. One of the worst aspects of the census is its focus on classifying people by race. When government tells us it wants information to help any given group, it assumes every individual who shares certain physical characteristics has the same interests, or wants the same things from government. This is an inherently racist and offensive assumption. The census, like so many federal policies and programs, inflames racism by encouraging Americans to see themselves as members of racial groups fighting each other for a share of the federal pie.

Dallas Observer (10 August 2000)
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