A Redefiniton of Government and its Purpose

This should be a fairly simple article in scope. I simply wish to redefine what a government’s purpose is and should be. Several governments today have taken the liberty of overextending the powers given to them by the people, and scaring the people into allowing this to happen. The first step in fixing this problem is to define what exactly a government should be doing, and limit them to this role.

Purposes of a Government:

1. Protection of the people from outside control, including from the governmental body itself.
2. Protection of the people’s right to exist, including all things the people might need to exist.
3. Protection of the people’s right to free thought, expression, and education.

These things summarize most succinctly what a government’s purpose is. Anything further, including attempts to protect the government body from dissolution, is outside the right of the government as given by the people. When the government begins to act as an entity outside the control of the people, it has corrupted its purpose and should either be reformed or replaced.

I would be glad to hear arguments about further roles the government should fill, but at this time this is all I think they should be striving to achieve.

As always, think for yourself.

-Justin