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Now, I don’t like the idea of block grants to the states. I think the feds should not be raising revenues for anything other than to pay the costs of their own legal and constitutionally authorized functions. The states and local governments should raise the tax revenues (or finance) the costs of their own programs. No money should flow from individuals or corporations to the federal government and then be parceled or redistributed back to the states after being filtered, filched, and strings attached by the congress.

Also, the federales don’t rule over the states or the people. The federal government was never intended to be that powerful or so huge. Article 1, section 8 enumerates and restricts the feds to about 18 specific items. All else is reserved to the states and the people.

But other than that, I think Newt is on the right track.

The best track, IMHO, would be to repeal the 16th and the 17th and return control over the senators back to the state governments. If they don’t do their jobs, don’t defend the constitution, the state legislators should recall the bastards. And completely neuter and reel in the Fed. Hell, no one knows how much money they create out of thin air or where in the world (literally) it goes. We find out some of it way too late. Congress should put a short leash on these guys or abolish it altogether. The income tax should be strictly a flat tax. Abolish the IRS altogether other than some bean counters and a few knee cappers for the hard cases.

The primary and authorized responsibilities of the federal government is to defend the nation (army, navy, militia, etc), put down rebellions, pirates, counterfeiters, hang traitors, secure the borders, and settle disputes among the states via the federal court system. Also establish uniform naturalization and bankruptcy rules. They also mint and set the value of the coin, establish standards of measurements, run a patents and copyright office, the post office and postal roads. Regulate foreign trade, tariffs, duties, etc,. Regulate interstate commerce, ie, make sure it flows freely and regularly among the states — not to be confused with controlling, blocking, restricting or prohibiting it. Raise, borrow and appropriate money and pay the legal debts of the US. Oh, yeah, and regulate the Indian tribes. That was a dumb idea. How can you have nations within a nation?

Anyway, all else is reserved to the states and the people.

You have a pretty fair wish list..
Many others here have their wish lists..
Including me..

Theres a thousand things that could be done maybe even should be done..
Maybe a thread of wish lists would be beneficial..
With a bean counter of consolidate them..