This and Holder's statements on drone attacks in the US are just two more examples of our government creating problems rather than solving them. It seems the u

This and Holder's statements on drone attacks in the US are just two more examples of our government creating problems rather than solving them. It seems the underlying trend, regardless or political party or position, is the continual accumulation of power. Instead of primarily attempting to solve problems each new law, regulation or spending program grants some politician or government employee some additional power. The only solution I can see is to somehow put limits on their power. This would have two benefits: (1) it would be less likely the power would be abused (say a politically ambitious government employee putting you in jail); and (2) it would reduce the incentive for powerful interests and their lobbyists to influence government policy. The tradeoff would be a reduced ability to actually solve problems. If you think, like me, that on balance their power is being primarily abused rather than used to actually solve problems then some of their power should be taken away. Unfortunately I don't see how this could possibly be accomplished. Other than the limits in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as interpreted by the Supreme Court nothing stands in the way of politicians and government simply granting themselves more and more power. Hard to imagine this trend reversing.