IRS intrusion, AP communication sweeps, Government cover-ups of wrongdoing

After reading repeatedly for the last several days about the shock over the IRS targeting conservative groups and the Justice Department confiscating Associated Press communications, and the cover up over the Benghazi incident, the only thing that surprised me is that so many people were surprised. These tactics are routine for any statist, socialist regime and we should expect that they will get worse, not better, as long as we have a president who believes in broad and expansive government controls. The only way to end these abuses by government is to reduce the size of government. Press exposes, congressional hearings, and public outrage will not accomplish this objective. Government has simply become so large that the people cannot successfully fight back.