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> > Folks like Trump or DeSantis are not pro-small-government

> Alternative data points

Presenting that list as a counter suggests that "leave it to the states" necessarily means "more freedom for individuals", which is very questionable. Look what just happened to abortion rights.

The ur-example in American history would be literal slavery.

> The Department of Justice (DOJ) would lose its independence and be under control of the President

Hold up, is this "big government" as measured by employee count, or is this "big government" as measured by oppressive power?

A dictatorship can get away with far fewer public-employees than a democracy, yet it's not the kind of "small government" anybody should want.