They could pay for a meager defense department with fees and tariffs. Give the planes and tanks to the various states for real defense. Legislators should be paid a small expense account, and allowed one term each. This would clean out the entrenched rats and hustlers. Only patriotic Americans would even apply for the job. Anyone who thinks this would be inadequate to run the "government" could send in their money to a special fund. All voluntary, like the taxes are SUPPOSED to be.
BIG GOVERNMENT SOCIALISTS: GET OFF OUR BACKS.
AND OUT OF OUR POCKETS!