Recaptruing the Federal Government's Role

In times past, American citizens of were taught from early childhood to rely upon their own toils or efforts to resist iniquity and misfortunes of life; they looked on the societal authority with an eye of skepticism and apprehension and they claimed assistance only when they were unable to do without it. Self-sufficiency characterized the early settlers in America, and the United States Constitution typified that spirit by establishing a federal government of separate and limited powers. Those early settlers desired a federal government strong enough to represent a new nation to the world, but weak enough to allow states and individuals to thrive. The times, they have changed!

It has become apparent that federal bureaucrats have almost zilch probability of resolving issues relevant to their specific department’s oversight accountabilities. This being the case, it is clearly unrealistic to necessitate that the federal government straightaway withdraw from education, health care, and all the other areas in which its current mammoth presence is, to the minds of many conservatives (myself included), manifestly unconstitutional. As unfortunate as it may be, it is too late, as well as politically not viable to endeavor to bolt that proverbial barn door. The gatecrashers are now acting like proprietors. Nonetheless, we can, and are obliged to try to preserve the remaining horses under provincial control. With determination, tenacity, and constituent participation, it should even be conceivable to recapture some of the pilfered steeds and help reestablish the federal government’s appropriate role.