What should federal government do?

[Trassin]

Anyone know where I can find a list or essay by Dr. Paul that says what he thinks the federal government should do?

I already know the, "only what the constitution says". I'm just trying to find something I can show my friends on another forum so they understand that there are still specific things the government would be supposed to do under Dr. Paul.

[Sematary]

Anyone know where I can find a list or essay by Dr. Paul that says what he thinks the federal government should do?

I already know the, "only what the constitution says". I'm just trying to find something I can show my friends on another forum so they understand that there are still specific things the government would be supposed to do under Dr. Paul.

All the answers are in the constitution - look under powers of the Congress and powers of the Executive. Also look at what they are NOT supposed to do.

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

Article I, Section 8:
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;

To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;

To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States;

To establish post offices and post roads;

To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;

To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;

To provide and maintain a navy;

To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;--And

To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.

[Trassin]

All the answers are in the constitution - look under powers of the Congress and powers of the Executive. Also look at what they are NOT supposed to do.

Which is no big deal for me but it makes it a lot easier if I have a list/essay by Ron Paul to show others.

[SewrRatt]

Domestic policy is the domain of the states. Foreign, the federal government. The federal government's proper functions include guaRONteeing its member states republican government, defense from foreign aggressors, and... help me out here.

[Trassin]

I found a good constitution page that allows me to hyperlink to the various sections so I'll just use that, thanks.

[MsDoodahs]

What should the fedgov do?

Vanish.

:)

[saku39]

What should federal government do?

Stop hamstringing civil liberties, respect the bill of rights and then get out of the way.

The government should be decentralized and the power would be at the state level. It is much harder to skew an entire country into socialist medicine or war for stupid reasons if the states had more power.

Many of the problems in this country are caused by regulation and federal government interference. The millions of lawyers and lobbyists would not exist in Washington if the senate and congress were not out of control.

The federal government should only be concerned with national defense, border protection, protecting civil liberties, maintaining peaceful international relations, and not making absurd regulations.

[Trassin]

Please go read the first post in this thread before posting.

[SewrRatt]

What should the fedgov do?

Vanish.

:)

Let's save AC for after the country sees firsthand how awesome Ron Paul as President is. He's like training wheels.

[MsDoodahs]

lol...I love that you can write AC here ... and some people actually know what it means!

:D