[JoanVarga]

In a word, yes.

[dblshot]

In his book, Systemantics, the way systems act up, John Gall has an axiom that states, all systems eventually grow to the point where they oppose their own proper function. If it is the proper function of the federal government to promote life, liberty, and general wellfare of the people, I'd say a good case can be made for this system having reached that point.