@UnpopularOpinion @freepatriot
"The only answer is small government held in check by the people."
Sure - IF the government is LOCAL.
How are you going to get a population of people who FOLLOW to keep a distant national government in check ... it's NEVER worked.
Your conception of government is like the socialists who keep saying "if we just tweak this one thing, it'll all work out right ... next time".
Anarchy is what happens all the time. States come and go. Anarchy is permanent.