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If there was indeed a way to pull back the scope and power granted to the government I think a lot of us Americans would love to hear about it. The way it is, i
by hallway_monitor 5y ago
If there was indeed a way to pull back the scope and power granted to the government I think a lot of us Americans would love to hear about it. The way it is, it seems like the US government is an unstoppable machine that will grow until it destroys itself.
- 0xedd 5y agoOne of the amendments is supposed to shield you from tyranny. But, going down a less risky path, I'd vote (no pun) for migration. My parents migrated away from a country that trades in humans to this day, in full view of the gov, and i can't be thankful enough.
- nicoburns 5y agoI don’t think the American governments biggest problem is it’s scope and power: I think it’s biggest problem is inefficiency due to corruption (regulatory capture, etc). It seems to me that the biggest obstacle to fixing this is that many Americans see this as an inevitable character of government rather than something specific to their system, and thus spend their time trying to reduce government (ironically making it even less effective by hobbling it with silly restrictions) rather than fixing it into a well functioning system.
- cobbzilla 5y agoThe two are interrelated — regulatory capture doesn’t make sense if there’s no power to capture. So one must first grow the size and power of government through other means, then capture/influence that power. This cycle has been going on for a long time.