I don’t trust you or gov’t with that kind of power.
That’s why we have the Constitution to keep the “power-hungry” in check. A lot of good it’s done, though, with so many people completely ignorant of the underlying intent of the Constitution to severely limit the Federal gov’t by giving them few and defined powers.
The states, on the other hand, have almost unlimited powers, and this is as it should be, since they are closer to the people and are forced to compete with other states.
Now that the Federal gov’t has usurped substantial power from the states and the People, with the blessings of the the sanctimonious, we find ourselves being controlled by a despotism.
Well I don’t trust my fellow citizens to avoid abusing me and others and their helpless dependents when they are stoned. So I guess we are at an impasse.