Career politicians and bureaucrats will never reign in their own power. 
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It is up to the states to <br>
1) establish term limits, <br>
2) implement a balanced budget requirement, <br>
3) add legislative sunset stipulations, <br>
4) reduce federal employee salaries and eliminate retirement benefits, <br>
5) shrink/eliminate bureaus for the purpose of reducing the size of federal government.<br>
   --- get the federal government out of the charity business<br>
   --- get the federal government out of the education business<br>
   --- eliminate the IRS
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Why?  For the sake of freedom, efficiency, responsibility, vitality and the general health of the country.  
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We have been growing socialists.  It is time to start growing Americans again.