really you're not going to get decent change in your country overall unless the federal government acts as the states aren't up to it (seatbelt laws anyone?) T

really you're not going to get decent change in your country overall unless the federal government acts as the states aren't up to it (seatbelt laws anyone?) The point is that in the U.S. the Federal Government was, by design, to be limited in the powers it could exert over the states and citizens. I think the argument from those who are for "small government" is not that change such as seatbelt laws are bad or unwanted, but that the cost of and danger in relinquishing to the Federal Government the power to make those decisions is far, far greater.