That's what it was up until 1861. The original "Federal Government" was only ever supposed to administer diplomatic relationships with other nations and matters of war.
Anon see's the answer not in the "government" itself, but in the People. People need to learn their rights, how to exercise them, and what responsibility come along with that. People need to reclaim their sovereignty, not governments. People need to return to a state of sound mind and competence
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How do they say aluminum again?