James Meyer

Mr. Hawkins
5/18/15
Government

Pre-Knowledge
Does the federal government have too much power?
The federal government does and doesnt have too much power. It is a
difficult thing to say whether they do or dont because them having power is what
keeps America running. Their power should be enough to where it is useful to have
them, but also have them be limited enough to here they cant oppress people and
make things difficult for average citizens to live. But do they have too much power?
I personally feel like they do, but only in certain areas. Actually, they only have too
much power in one area and that area being over taxation. The government
charges the people way too much to live in America and it is absolutely absurd.
Taxes take up way too much of people pay checks and it makes average living very
difficult and uncomfortable for many people. The government is trying to control
many different things. They already tax people on nearly everything, and they try
and get more every day. Just recently they attempted to tax people on their usage
of the internet. The government has gone much too far with ideas like this one and
others such as healthcare.
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/speakout/states-rights

Speak Out
States Rights: Does the federal government exceed its authority?
The wave of Tea Party-backed representatives and senators voted into office

last election had a central, common goal: a hands-off federal government.

On the state level, this is playing out across the country with proposed laws that attempt to dismantle
Washingtons authority to regulate a range of things, from business to food.
This week, the New York Times reported on this trend of anti-federal bills being debated at the state level.
They include

Kentucky attempting to declare itself a sanctuary from the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).

Arizonas push to make products created and consumed within its borders exempt from federal
commerce laws.

Montana debating an override of federal endangered-species laws.

Georgias proposal to make banks accept payment in silver and gold.

The states rights provision is in

the 10th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, which reads, The
powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are
reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people.

These legislators are exercising what is known as states rights, a

guarantee in the Bill of Rights that any powers not given to the federal
government by the U.S. Constitution are given to the states. For
example, the federal government has the power to declare war and
collect taxes, whereas the state governments make laws regarding
family matters (marriage, divorce, adoption) and commerce within its
own borders.

http://www.debate.org/opinions/has-the-government-become-too-powerful

They are still in control!!!

The Government..Lies in the face of the American people...They commit fraud to get the
votes...Voters...They steal from the Americans Tax dollars for their own gains..They spend
monies this Country doesn't have in foreign Countries...And the list goes on....And do this in
front of the American People...They want the tax payers to pay for the e legal immigrants to
collect welfare...Give them health care...Educate them....They want to take away the
Constitution Rights of the American People..They don't give a rats ass about the safety of
this Country or the People.. They are weakening the military to destructive
proportions...They fired the best leaders of our Military because they would not follow the
Governments criminal acts on our Country...They have made this Country nothing but a
disgraceful joke to other Countries...They are a disgrace to this once great Country
America...AND THEY ARE STILL IN CONTROL!!!!! JUST IS SO WRONG!!!!
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Yes and no, but mostly yes.

This is a difficult question for me. In my eyes, the government has become too powerful in
the areas where the people do not need it to be. They have too big a hand in big business
and corporate welfare, as well as religious institutions and foreign relations. At the same
time, they almost blatantly neglect the interests of the masses. While our government is

busy helping the rich get richer and fighting wars for oil in foreign countries, there are
millions of people starving on the streets, millions of people without health care (for now),
millions of people being raped and abused, millions of people being denied basic human
rights right here in the good ol U.S. of A.

http://beforeitsnews.com/survival/2013/06/does-the-government-have-too-much-power2475682.html

A majority of 54% of Americans answered Yes to this question in a recent national poll. 76% of
Republicans believe the government has too much power, while only 32% of Democrats share this
opinion. Which is only natural, you can`t expect more from Obama`s leeches. However, two
question rise from these results, as Justin Higgins from JHPolitics addresses them:
What I really want to know is, who are the Republicans who dont think the federal government
is too powerful? Also, why do Democrats who think the federal government is too strong continue
to vote for liberal candidates who continue to expand the realm of government intrusiveness? If
anything, this poll shows that Republicans need to hone their critique of expansive government
and continue running on the message.
I couldn`t agree more. And as pessimistic as it may sound, I don`t think that more than half of
the American population believe the government has too much power is enough. Especially since
the numbers have barely changed since 2005. This is an annual poll and, for 8 years now, the
numbers have stayed pretty much the same: a little higher than in 2012, and slightly lower than in
2010 and 2011. For example, in 2012 there were 30% of Democrats believing the government has
too much power, while now there`s an extra 2%. Nothing impressive and the thing is it should be!
Judging by the abuses that have been happening lately (abuses that I`ve, personally, only heard
about in stories about totalitarian countries), Americans should have ALL voted not with Yes, but
with Damn right they`ve got too much power!

Just think about it: this poll was made after the recent governmental abuses leaked to the public.
However, Americans are so ignorant they have no idea how much control the government has over
them.
Most people are shocked when they learn that law enforcement or government agencies like the
Department of Insurance can get the contents of email or find out everywhere youve been for the
past two months by going directly to your service provider, said Greg Foster, of EFF Austin,
according to RTAmerica.
This has been in the online news (and not only on the Internet, but in newspapers, and even on
TV) ever since Obama started to monitor e-mails and phones. So how could you not know this?
How can this still be a shock for Americans? I don`t think I could go through life not knowing
anything about my freedom. It`s like living a life that`s not even mine. Which leads me to the
conclusion that the Big Brother theory is as real as it gets. A Big Brother could watch over an
entire country and control its every citizen without them even realising that. And they`d simply
go through life like cattle, not knowing or even wanting to know that they`re being controlled.
So, the actual question that needs to be asked here is: what are WE going to do? I mean WE, the
ones who are tired to watch Obama violate our rights and our liberties, to watch the U.S.A. turn
into a prison, to see how the future of our kids is looking more and more terrifying by the day
How do we protect our freedom?
Remember, we are just a minority. Our voice is just a whisper in a crowd full of sheeple that nod
their heads and sing the U.S. anthem with pink glasses glued to their faces. Our fellow Americans
couldn`t care less that Obama is toying with institutions such as the IRS as he pleases, that he
jails journalists who dare to reveal the truth or people who threaten him over Twitter... They have
no idea they`re being monitored in their own homes, on the street, in parks or in public means of
transportation.
So how can we fight against the system when we`re the only 5% that actually cares about the
future of this country? How can we make our voice heard? Because as much as we`d prepare for
this on our own, building stockpiles and training ourselves and our families to live an independent
life We are citizens of the United States of America. Our kids and grandkids go to school here.
We abide by the laws of the state we live in. And, soon enough, these laws might very well
become our cages. Our enemies. So what is there to do?

By Alec Deacon