What Is Government Supposed To Do Questions can expand political discussions beyond the topic discussed. The topic in this case was what the government is supposed to do about asset forfeiture corruption. Remove the topic from the question and simply ask, what is the government supposed to do? The thoughtful answer is that the government is only supposed to do one thing. Protect our rights. The founders gave government only enough legislative powers to protect us and our property. I know that doesn’t address asset forfeiture corruption but it does illustrate that the founders didn’t grant government legislative powers to...