United States federal government should substantially decrease its authority

1) If many cases involving the standard basis for searches based on probable cause did not result in a conviction then shouldn't the federal government substantially increase its authority instead of decreasing it? In the case you reference, a man got away with committing a criminal act because the probable cause rule was not strict enough to win a conviction. If criminals are getting away with doing illegal things because the interpretation of probable cause does not get them convicted, then the federal government should increase its authority and amend the Fourth Amendment in a way that does not allow criminals to get away with illegal acts because of the interpretation of probable cause. 2) The sense of smell is one of the possible ways that can help determine probable cause to search for potential evidence of criminal activity, as it says in your own source. Drinking and driving is a crime. The smell of alcohol in a car gives probable cause to search the car because it provides "reasonable basis that a crime may have been committed." This is enough to legally search someone's car however, the legitimacy of the police officer's hunch to legally search someone's car is also reviewed by a court to ensure legality. http://www.law.cornell.edu... The U.S. federal government should not substantially decrease its authority because its authority, in this case based on the U.S. Constitution, is exercised in order to prevent drunk driving road accidents. 3) Some of the effective ways in which the federal government exercises its authority include: the Food and Drug Administration which has the authority to declare the laws for food, drugs and cosmetics ensuring the safety of consumers nationwide, the Environmental Protection Agency which has the authority to minimize the use of pollutants within the nation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which has the authority to maintain and fight for fair employment across the nation, the Federal Reserve System which has the authority to regulate banking and the money supply helping prevent inflation and deflation in the nation, the Federal Trade Commission which has the authority to ensure free and fair market competition and protects consumers from being taken advantage of by high profile money making schemes, the National Labor Relations Board and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which have the authority to maintain safe working conditions and prevent unfair labor practices by unions allowing the nation to not have its labor exploited, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which has the authority to regulate non-military nuclear facilities maintaining the safety of the nation from nuclear exposure and the Securities and Exchange Commission which has the authority to regulate the buying and selling of securities ensuring the nation can safely participate in stock exchanges. This link shows the major U.S. federal agencies that are crucial to the well being of the nation. http://academics.smcvt.edu...... The following link contains a comprehensive list of every federal agency and what each of them does for the nation. The authority of each of these is a reason for the necessity of the federal government. The public strongly underestimates the need for the federal government and what it does for the nation by exercising its authority. http://www.usa.gov...... The authority of the federal government helps the nation to function smoothly and properly. Thus, the substantial decrease of the authority of the United States federal government would keep the nation from functioning properly. C) The United States federal government should not substantially decrease it's authority.