Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.