Why do we need a Federal Government?

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

The Fed Gov does nothing but tax us, ignore the invasion of foreign nationals trying to reclaim the land for Mexico, attempt to import terrorists from war-torn parts of the world at our expense, and handcuff our local lawmakers who try to protect us.

Make an argument for why we need a Fed Gov, because right now, it seems pretty useless to me.

 

[rightwinger]

We need different levels of government to perform different functions

I don't want the Federal Government plowing the road in front of my house
But I don't want my town to have to chip in to buy a billion dollar ship

 

[task0778]

Foreign affairs? National security? Interstate commerce? The environment? Lotsa reasons why we need a federal gov't, and TBW when did any foreign nationals try to reclaim land for Mexico? No question our federal gov't is doing a poor job of governance, but the solution is not to disband it.

 

[Little-Acorn]

to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence 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 an 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 Offences 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;

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Thanks for asking. Always happy to help educate those who actually want to know.

 

[TNHarley]

We need a Fed Govt. HOWEVER, we need a Fed Govt that only does what it is supposed to do. All of this unconstitutional bullshit isnt needed.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence 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 an 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 Offences 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;

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Thanks for asking. Always happy to help educate those who actually want to know.

I know what you're saying. But this could be a laundry list of duties the Fed Gov has sucked at performing, neglected, failed at, and has been in whole-sale derelict.

At some point, STATES, not people, MUST hold the Fed Gov accountable or demand that the Union be dissolved. Enough with the bullshit.

 

[rightwinger]

We need various levels of Government and functions should be performed at the level that is most effective and efficient

That is the value of living in a society. We can collectively do things cheaper and better as a group than we can as individuals.

Makes more sense to have the Federal Government do something once than have fifty states try to do it independently

 

[Tom Horn]

We need a federal government to raise a military, have a common currency, keep dangerous products off the market, children out of sweat shops, keep our water and air safe, and to keep the states from terrorizing each other. This last government tried to subvert the American way of life in so many ways they should all be hanged. One day the leftists will realize how close we came to a communist dictatorship. It was averted thanks to Donald Trump.