State versus Federal power
Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:11 pm
Greetings all. I found this forum when searching Wikipedia on the number of people represented by each Representative in Congress, and the ideas here intrigue me.
I personally feel that the way to reach the goal of more effective representation of the people by the government is not to increase the size of the Federal government, but rather to drastically reduce it (particularly the Executive Branch), and for cities/counties (parishes)/states to take on a greater role. We as a nation fought a war over this 150 years ago, and while it was good for the future of the United States that the Union was preserved, I feel that this set us on the path of centralization and reduced representation, where we are today.
Can anyone recommend any reading material related to this idea? Also, I would be interested in hearing how the members of this forum feel regarding how a re-balancing of Federal/non-Federal responsibilities and funding would impact the mission of TTO.
Regards,
-Erik
I personally feel that the way to reach the goal of more effective representation of the people by the government is not to increase the size of the Federal government, but rather to drastically reduce it (particularly the Executive Branch), and for cities/counties (parishes)/states to take on a greater role. We as a nation fought a war over this 150 years ago, and while it was good for the future of the United States that the Union was preserved, I feel that this set us on the path of centralization and reduced representation, where we are today.
Can anyone recommend any reading material related to this idea? Also, I would be interested in hearing how the members of this forum feel regarding how a re-balancing of Federal/non-Federal responsibilities and funding would impact the mission of TTO.
Regards,
-Erik