I’m reading a really good book on this Orwellian situation we find ourselves in:

We the People: Whose Constitution is it Anyway? – The Constitutional Fix to a Constitutional Problem

The fix being a constitutional convention – states have the right and the responsibility IMO to keep the fed govt contained.

The other thing that has led to abuse is the decoupling of the dollar from gold. The govt can far to easily print money and use those funds for nefarious purposes.