In article , Richard the Dreaded Libertarian wrote:

This is another thing that ****es me off about the Fed. There shouldn't
_be_ any "federal highway funds" - it should have been left in the hands
of the ones that create the wealth, namely the individuals that actually
pay for the roads.

All that's needed for a federal "highway department" is a map room, in the
reference section of the library.

Wrong-o, bucko. Building roads to carry the mail is one of the explicitly
enumerated powers of the Federal government, specifically Congress, under the
Constitution. Article I, Section 8, paragraph 7.