The primary role of government?

Zombie control.

Originally Posted by Padawanbater2

What IS the primary role of government today?

and...

What SHOULD BE the primary goal of government?

To ensure that our Constitutional rights are not violated. Not through making laws to "keep me safe", but rather through laws, or the lack thereof, to ensure that i have the ability to NOT be safe.

i can't participate in a thread about government when the OP avatar is holding an AK wearing a turban...or whatever....assault rifle with a bandanna..lol....so shady

I think the original intent of the government was to protect my rights and my property. In essence it was designed to protect me from you.

What it has evolved into is protecting me from myself. I'm fine without that, how do I make it stop?

For the protection of life, liberty and property. Now it's just a huge beast. People paying so much in taxes with way less jobs has got bussiness around here way down too.

To make sure it's not needed. Government, if it has to exist, should run in the background without us knowing.

I saw a drug documentary and a DEA agent said, "this is more money than I make!" That seems to be what most people think government is for.

Originally Posted by dtp5150

i can't participate in a thread about government when the OP avatar is holding an AK wearing a turban...or whatever....assault rifle with a bandanna..lol....so shady

The government has corrupted you.
Those people in their country are hero's.
Just as our soldiers are hero's to us.
But terrorists to them because WE invade.

I believe that its for protecting the constitution, foreign relations, and standing military. That's all it was suppose to do, nothing more. The idea was to not have government in everyday life, true freedom or something like that.