The Role of the Federal Government:
1. Ensure National sovereignty/National Defense
2. Provide a safety net for those who CAN'T work.
3. Ensure equality/civil liberties
4. Regulate business only enough to prevent criminal practice (Subjective)
5. Maintain border security and allow foreigners the ability to become productive citizens (i.e. Foreigners who attend school in the country)
6. Print Currency
7. Foreign Diplomacy, relations, ect
The Role of States:
*Enforce Federal Law
1. Provide education
2. Provide services like fire stations, police, ect
3. Health care (Yes/No), social programs, ect
4. Infrastructure
5. Probably more that the American Federal Gov't denies to the states
Things I NEVER want to see the Government do:
1. Get into the business of marriage
2. "War on Drugs" The Government has no right to tell me what drug I can/can't take
3. Tell business where they can locate, set tariffs, or deny businesses rights that do not constitute criminality.
4. Favor one group over another
5. Provide Long-term social programs to anyone that CAN provide for them-self
6. Institute a National Religion
Of course this is a quick overview and I can guarantee I've barely touched the surface of such an idea.
