I agree that many laws are simply a way of keeping citizens in check and under the thin of government. For example, I am a land "owner" but if I don't pay my property taxes every year then the government will come take my home and land. So, do I actually open it or am I leasing it?

I am a former police officer and Detective. Many laws serve no purpose other than giving us the ability to fuck with people. I will about that I used stupid laws for probable cause to mess with known drug dealers and other criminals. One other thing that became obvious is that no law is going to protect you if someone wants to cause you harm. What a law will do is lay out what the punishment is if that person is found guilty of violating said law.

I believe in laws to a certain degree. The constitution is a good starting point, limited government with a very narrow role. We literally have 100,000+ laws on the books, this is nonsense. Without putting long term thought into this here is a list I just came up with.

Federal Government:
Defend the country
Tax on imports only
Coin Federal Money
Diplomatic relations
All other authority delegated to the states

States:
Militia to defend the state
Appeals court for county cases to be heard
Sales tax if authorized by state reps who have term limits

Local:
Sherrif Department
Laws only in regard to harm of others
Portion of sales tax defined by state reps

Any other services should stem from the local level and only from a ballot measure.

Basically, government stay the fuck out of our lives.