Thank you for your very thoughtful post.
It at least gave some alternatives.
Those ideas sound rational and workable in a rational world. But, the cold reality is they would NEVER be implemented -- by the left or by the RINOs.
No government willingly gives up power. Yes, throughout history there have been times when there have been small moves towards Liberty, but it is always short-lived.
To get back to the Liberty our citizens enjoyed in the 1800s is impossible through legislation at the national level.
We will never wean ourselves back to less government. True dramatic reform at the National level can only come about by actions by the States.
The other option for obtaining Liberty is through a 2nd Revolution (impossible to imagine) or through complete economic collapse (something no one should desire).
Reality demands that we look coldly at those who currently rule over us. They are not our friends, they are not after our best interests. Government at all levels are infested with sadistic humans who live to seek ways to control and abuse the citizenry.
Government is also infested with people with low morals who seek only to steal the productive wealth of others.
That is the current reality of government. I am trying my best to convince as many people as possible to view government in the way our Founders viewed government -- as something inherently evil.
We cannot survive with people assuming that this program or that program exists to help the downtrodden. The fools who believe that are handing over the rope to their enemies.
I leave you with two quotes from Thomas Jefferson.
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.