Asking for your help NS, Help me revise my paper on Obama and his seizure of GM.

The Federalist Papers described a government that was strong, but only strong enough to perform its duties adequately and efficiently. Today, the Federal government is pushing the limits of its conception. As a specific example, President Obama has recently ousted the CEO of General Motors so that he may then put in place a plan to resurrect the failing corporation. In an economy that is fundamentally based on the ideology of fair trade, this is a step in the wrong direction, . The government is supposed to provide for the wellbeing of the people, and although trying to revive an economic powerhouse, taking charge of a non-governmental corporation is a step outside of the limits set forth for the Federal Government by this country's founding fathers.

The United States’ auto industry is a large part of the nation’s economy. If it fails, restructuring and rebuilding the economy would be an extremely difficult task. President Obama has taken drastic action in an attempt to save GM and avoid a massive economic collapse. Though this is supposedly done in the best interests' of the people, it may hurt cause severe harm to stockholders and it is almost tantamount to socialism. The drafters of the constitution wanted the people to have the power. They envisioned a strong central government that served the people, not a strong government that the people serve.

As the Federal Government has seized billions into GM and laid out a new business plan for them, the Federal Government is stepping too far into the boxing ring that is big industry. [Personally don't like the term 'seized' and 'they've laid out a new business plan' - makes it sound like communist china. They've invested in GM and set forth financing requirements - but that wording takes away from your argument I'll let you make that call.] The power in a company lies with its stockholders/investors, much like a perfect republican democracy where the power lies with the people/taxpayers. Our people strongly support the growth of our government becoming strong in an effort to be able to provide anything the people might need. However, to quote Gerald Ford, "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.”

The majority of the people might view what Obama and the Federal Government are doing as patriotic and in the best interests of the country, but this is just another example of a step towards socialism and a step away from democracy. The Founding Fathers and the Drafters of the Constitution did not envision a central government with this type of power. It is a threat to the stability and safety of the Peoples’ nation whereas it is another building block for the Federal Government’s nation and their ever-expanding circles of power.