I Don’t Side With Your Faction
Written by Mike Maharrey
Is the enemy of our enemy our friend?
I suppose in the abstract, the depends. But when it comes to battling the biggest, most powerful government in the world, I think the answer is usually yes.
To frame it into a more concrete strategy question: should we work with people who generally reject our broader constitutional principles if the partnership can lead to an incremental shift toward constitutional fidelity and liberty? For instance, should we work with people on the left to fight against the growing police state? Or right-wingers to fight gun laws?
To me, this is a no-brainer.
Of course, we should.
In fact, single-issue coalitions have been the bread-and-butter of the Tenth Amendment Center’s work for years.
For instance, we have maintai...