2007-03-12 05:58:47 · 15 answers · asked by WyoWonder 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I believe the founders intended states to govern themselves with the fed providing for the things that were unfeasible for states to do such as national defense and PR for the nation on the global stage. I don't believe it was ever their intent that the federal government be so deeply involved in the individual citizens lives.
2007-03-12 06:05:19 · answer #1 · answered by Alan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The founding fathers never intended for the country to be this big. At the time there were 13 states, all touching the Atlantic ocean. Adjustments have had to be made.
2007-03-12 13:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe that the government is LIKE what our founding fathers intended but, I think the people in it are wrong. Most of them care only about themselves and their issues and not about what we, the people need.
2007-03-12 13:04:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would definitely think the government has way too much power. remember they wanted power with the people and a WEAK central government and stronger state governments. things like the income tax were never proposed with the founding fathers if you recall.
2007-03-12 13:02:02 · answer #4 · answered by floridagators519 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The biggest problem they would have would be standing armies as large as they are, military colleges, the funding of state programs by the fed, fed oversight into state soverignity, the increase in a powerful executive, the rampant power of the judiciary, the weakened power of congress, the apathy of the voters, the immorality of the income tax, as well as other abuses of power by our fed.
2007-03-12 13:04:34 · answer #5 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably right along the lines they would have taken themselves had they been born 230 years later.
What the founding fathers intended to do was to cement the power in Washington D.C. In that, they have succeeded wildly, probably beyond their own expectations.
2007-03-12 13:14:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is too big. The government is practically raising families, including providing for illegal immigrants. That is not what the government's role should be.
2007-03-12 13:03:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A small centralized government with most domestic decisions made on the local level was envisioned. We are not even close.
2007-03-12 14:27:03 · answer #8 · answered by Pandora 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bush made sure on 9/11 that the constitution become toilet paper!Helping finish daddy's grand plan!The founders would be disgusted if they had known this was going on.
2007-03-12 13:12:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FREE is what the founding fathers wanted.
No ACLU.
No socialist programs.
If they wanted the government to have welfare programs they would have made some themselves.
2007-03-12 13:02:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋