Patriot Anthony Mele for Congress (New York's CD 17)

Political Blog ^ | May 24, 2010 | Raquel Okyay

[Raquel]

If you are looking to throw your support behind a candidate who understands the U.S. Constitution — find Anthony Melé.

That is why Melé is running for Congress in New York’s 17th District (representing parts of Rockland, Bronx, and Westchester counties) to return the direction of the state of government to one that mirrors what the Founding Fathers intended.

Anthony Melé is one of just a few congressional candidates that refer to the U.S. Constitution to defend his policy positions. (When was the last time you saw a sitting representative do that?) His opinions are on the mark; he supports low taxes, personal responsibility, and small government.

Even if one disagrees with a position set forth by Melé, he atleast stands on conviction and references the letter of the law. Case in point, some in the electorate call for “term limits” as a way to disassemble laziness in government. Incumbents stay elected sometimes because their position of power facilitates that outcome. When addressing this question, Melé refers to Amendment XX of the U.S. Constitution where term limit provisions are already determined – “Remember, Raquel, they were smart guys,” he says.

Melé explains that in order to change term limits at the federal level, a constitutional amendment is needed. He said that a constitutional amendment is not something to take lightly, and indeed if he were to promote an amendment to the constitution, it would be to eliminate the income tax burden regulated by the 16th Amendment – his understanding is clear and his views are articulate.

You see Melé doesn’t give the politically efficient answers to questions posed – like so many politicians do today – he formulates his positions from thoughtful comprehension of the U.S. Constitution, and moves forward from there.

[Man50D]

He said that a constitutional amendment is not something to take lightly, and indeed if he were to promote an amendment to the constitution, it would be to eliminate the income tax burden regulated by the 16th Amendment – his understanding is clear and his views are articulate.

He would likely support The Fair Tax Act(HR25/S296)that will replace all federal income taxes with a national sales tax and abolish the IRS and existing concurrent legislation, House Joint Resolution 16, to repeal the 16th Amendment. Click on the icons below for more information about The Fair Tax.

[Raquel]

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[neverdem]

Thanks Raquel