 kimberlythelen           kimberly thelen                   daughter of brian rose thelen         fowler high school graduate           gpa 399           salutatorian     organizations national honor society band 4h students against destructive     decisions piano teacher for four years active in her church altar server children rsquo s     liturgy of the word assistant     college will be attending baker college of owosso majoring in accounting kimberly thelen essay i believe that our country rsquo s founding leaders had a clear vision of the role of the federal government james madison and other founding fathers made this apparent in the constitution of the united states here they laid out their ideas of an ideal but not perfect government they envisioned the government as being the voice and protector of the people the role of the federal government should be to do what is best for the united states as a whole while trying to keep the best interests of the people in mind the government should also protect every person rsquo s unalienable rights such as the right to life liberty and happiness our founding fathers also defined what the role of the government is by establishing the three branches of government the legislative executive and judicial branches each have a precise role in our government according to the constitution i believe they wanted the government to be a strong and dependable force in our lives but not to be too controlling or big they showed this by establishing that our country rsquo s economic system is free enterprise this way people can make their own decisions while the government can provide for essential public services therefore i believe our founding father rsquo s vision of the role of the federal government is to act on our country rsquo s and people rsquo s best interests while not being too big while our country rsquo s founding leaders rsquo vision of the role of the federal government has not changed it still remains very relevant and important today the united states is in a recession right now and does not seem to be coming out of it soon our country is currently facing the biggest deficit we rsquo ve ever had currently at over 14 trillion millions of unborn children have been killed due to abortions because of the roe v wade case the government is imposing jobkilling laws that put more regulations on businesses there is too much reckless and irresponsible spending going on in capital hill the list can go on and on this is where the federal government needs to step in and realize that these things need to be stopped first of all the federal government needs to protect the right to life including unborn children the government has to protect the most innocent of our society the government needs to reduce spending immediately and decrease our dependence on foreign oil to stimulate the economy raising taxes is not the answer to our spending problems so cuts must be made i believe the government should have some regulations on businesses but not so many that we cannot be competitive in a global economy the government needs to identify what is proper and necessary for the good of the public and eliminate what is not for example president barack obama rsquo s budget for 2010 had a deficit of 1555 trillion this is an outrageous number let alone that is only for one year the us representatives just passed a bill that would reduce federal spending by an unprecedented 38 billion this is hopefully the beginning of reduced spending and more responsible use of our hardearned tax money in conclusion i believe the federal government needs to go back to its roots and look upon our founding leaders rsquo views of government they need to be reminded of what the role of the federal government was intended to be only then will we see the necessary reform that is needed in washington dc  kimberly thelen from fowler high school  