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why not lead by example?

Our constitution emphasizes power and individual functionality within each state. The 10th Amendment of the US Constitution states that powers not given to the federal government nor prohibited to the states is given to the STATES.

I believe most public and governmental affairs can be handled at the micro level. The federal government needs to stop overreaching or interfering with the powers of individual states. Notice that with all the federal income taxes we pay, local fire departments and EMS operations are suffering and even shuttering their doors.

I believe the federal government shall ONLY handle the following:

1. Protecting national sovereignty and protecting against foreign invaders (including illegals)

2. Handling interstate conflicts between states

3. Anything that involves interstate matters, commerce, agreements, and criminal matters that cross state lines.

4. Ensuring the US constitution is abided by, but only what is indicated in the constitution and nothing more or less.

I believe everything else can either be handled by the each individual state or through interstate compact agreements if an issue is too big for a smaller state to handle.