Sir, you are wrong. it is time to do more than downsize DC. It is time to end it. Letting any portion of it live is as dangerous as if the Lord had allowed the Jews who sinned in Sinai live to enter the Promised Land. For two generations it must be denied.
At the root of it all this government wants to take over virtually everything. I have been reading a history of the Middle / Dark Ages. These days seem more like that, in terms of power grabs, than not.
I don’t think any of us can even conceive of just how radical this bunch of thugs in the government are. We have become weak like the Romans and these thugs have invaded the city walls like the Visigoths. The Dark Ages lasted almost a thousand years. You and I and our children and their children’s children will not see the end of this revolution we are in and it probably will not matter one whit what the outcome of the election is this fall.
I wished it were that simple. There are some in TX who agree with you and would Succeed from the US.
I’m not one of them.
And there are legitimate Federal functions, like national defense.
But the Limited Federal Functions were specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Of course our perception of that has been warped over the years.
A middle ground solution would have Congress meet in DC 2-3 times per year. And the rest of the time operate from their home district under the thumb of the electorate. Texas Legislature meets once every 2 years unless the governor calls a special session. It has worked well for TX for a long time, no reason it could not work for DC.
The constitution states that Congress shall meet at least once per year and specifies the date. (date has been changed)