Governments exist to serve the people. That's the fundamental idea behind democracy–that people know what's best for themselves, and they should therefore be able to elect representatives that will represent their preferences. Do any Americans honestly think their government acts like a government should? We get offended when people pry their noses into our business–when other people simply assume that we're dishonest criminals. We get offended when other people tell us how to live our lives, or what we should believe, or what health care treatments we should get. Why, then, do we let the government do all of these things? Why don't we get offended when our politicians tell us what products are worth a tax credit, or when our politicians tell us we need to open our bank accounts to government inspectors? Why don't we get offended when our government tells us how long we can water our lawn, or what kind of light bulbs we can put in our houses? These are all actions taken by our government that are not examples of the government serving the people. These are examples of the government ordering people around.

It's time to change that. Americans are not as stupid as our government presumes. We understand that we shouldn't water our lawns in a drought. We can understand what our doctors tell us about the best course of treatment. We can make our minds up about the products we want to buy–we don't need the government giving us tax credits if we buy government-approved merchandise. These are all example of the government overreaching its bounds. It's time to remind Congress that it serves the people–not the other way around.