Posted on 01/20/2023 10:07:30 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan
The country needs to go back to the original method of paying to run the federal government which was having rich people uniquely support it.
More specifically, consider that Thomas Jefferson had noted that the rich alone paid taxes (tariffs) to run the federal government.
“The rich alone use imported articles, and on these alone the whole taxes of the General Government are levied [emphasis added]. … Our revenues liberated by the discharge of the public debt, and its surplus applied to canals, roads, schools, etc., the farmer will see his government supported, his children educated, and the face of his country made a paradise by the contributions of the rich alone, without his being called on to spend a cent from his earnings.” —Thomas Jefferson to Thaddeus Kosciusko, 1811.
Rich taxpayers would appropriately have the job of policing the feds for constitutionally justifiable federal spending.
"Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States." —Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
“If the tax be not proposed for the common defence, or general welfare, but for other objects, wholly extraneous, (as for instance, for propagating Mahometanism among the Turks, or giving aids and subsidies to a foreign nation, to build palaces for its kings, or erect monuments to its heroes,) it would be wholly indefensible upon constitutional principles [emphases added].” — Justice Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution 2 (1833).
Pelosi: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." (non-FR; 6 sec.)
“Cherish, therefore, the spirit of our people, and keep alive their attention. If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and governors, shall all become wolves [emphasis added]. It seems to be the law of our general nature.” - Thomas Jefferson (Letter to Edward Carrington January 16, 1787)
In the meanwhile, the MAGA-controlled House desperately needs to introduce a resolution for Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution to the states that is limited strictly to repealing the 16th (direct taxes) and 17th Amendments (popular voting for federal senators) (16&17A), little or ideally no discussion required for such an amendment imo.
Repealing 16&17A would effectively "secede" ALL the states from the unconstitutionally big federal government imo.
Although such a resolution is doomed with gridlocked Congress (where are the states?), what patriots initially get out of a repeal 16&17A resolution is seeing more masks fall off remaining RINO lawmakers who vote against resolution that patriots can primary in 2024.
Not constitutional but when has that stopped Democrats.
YAY! Let’s have a Constitutional Convention. Bout time.
So the Government would fund all acceptable candidates with criteria determined by the law, which is written by politicians who have a vested interest in making that criteria one sided...... therefore all Government employees, legislators, judges, law enforcement personnel would be of the same mind set. No one could challenge such a law because the Judges would have been determine to have this one mind set as the criteria for office by the law. No bias there! MMMM, what could go wrong?
Going nowhere.
In a representative government, outsiders should not be able to influence other state elections.
DOA.
Outlaw public unions, and then let’s see how much honest, equitable influence the Rat’s really have.
Because there’s not nearly enough money in politics or in a lifetime of feeding at the Government Trough, already?
*SPIT*
lol
about as much chance of passing as one to slap the hell out of Nancy Pelosi and dig up RBG and piss on her corpse
So, they want to get rid of the Soros funding?
They had 2 years to propose this crap.
This is a dumba$$ move on their part.
More virtue signaling.
Actually, it’s a rare case where the Dems are following a constitutional process. Citizens United was decided by the USSC and if you believe they followed the constitution to come to that 5-4 decision, then the only way to change the outcome would be a constitutional amendment. Of course that will not happen.
I think we all see the goal of the elected elite is to limit the ability of the common voter to comment on them or gain some control of the process. Needless rules just make it harder for us to keep the elected accountable. And I believe that is how they want it.
So, no more money from labor unions, including government workers and teacher’s unions, George Soros, Michael Bloomturd, Zuckerberg, etc.?
Crickets.
I found this 15 minute video very informative and entertaining on the history of campaign finance law from the founding up through citizens united.
It takes 38 states to ratify an amendment so if only 13 say no, it doesn’t pass.
Bookmark for later re-read.
just more ways to cheat, bring in the constitution we hate so much so we can make it official. Its like the broken down van with illegal workers that gets canned from a contract job and the same van shows up the next day painted and a new name with the same people inside
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.