Posted on 02/21/2009 5:26:02 PM PST by JoeA
1. Term limits at the Federal Level. The Founders never intended for the country to be ruled by a permanent political class, but rather by citizens of the republic who were engaged in the daily life of the country in ways other than as professional politicians. Their life as businessmen, farmers, merchants, and husbands and wives, would enlighten them and inform their actions and decisions during their public service.
a. One term in the Senate. Six years is more than enough time to get something done.
b. Three terms in the House. See above.
c. Two terms in the White House. Eight years in the White House is plenty of time.
2. Proposed legislation shall be limited to one issue, and bills may not be bundled with other bills. The purposes here are several:
a. Prevent the sausage-making that is the usual process in creating legislation, where large numbers of bills are packaged together to garner the largest number of votes. As we have seen all too often, representatives often vote on bills that they have not even read. Bills should stand on their own, and be passed or denied on a clear up and down vote, with direct accountability of our representatives.
b. By forcing each measure to be processed separately, we will reduce the amount of legislation produced. Hopefully, this will force Congress to work on what’s essential to the country.
c.
3. Repeal the 17th Amendment, and restore the election of Senators by the individual state legislatures. The purpose of each state appointing its Senators was to ensure that the separate autonomous state governments were represented in the national legislature. This essential part of federalism was killed when direct election of Senators was created via the 17th Amendment in 1913. Now Senators represent not the interest of the governments of their respective states, but of the population that turns out to elect them. They are nothing more than Congressman with a larger constituency.
4. Repeal the 16th Amendment, and replace it with a flat tax or other revenue generating system. The tax system in this country is a disaster, and used as a means of class warfare and as largesse to bestow on a voting block. As Alexis de Tocqueville observed: “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.” We have long since passed that point.
5. Require that all bills cite the specific clause of the constitution that empowers the proposed legislation. To maintain a limited government of laws, we must remain true to the principals of the constitution. The national government may do only what is authorized, and nothing else, unless the constitution is revised to empower the government to take that action.
6. Require that all bills have a sunset clause, a date on which they expire. This will go a long way toward ending programs which have long since outlived their usefulness, and force the periodic re-evaluation of the government’s actions.
7. All candidates for offices at the Federal level must prove they meet the requirements set forth in the United States Constitution. Candidates will be required to submit Birth Certificates and other documents to prove their eligibility for office. Just like you and I do when we register our kids for school.
8. Change the immigration laws so that citizenship accrues only to the children of American citizens, natural or otherwise. If immigrants want their children to be American citizens, they should first become American citizens. No more anchor babies.
Bump
OBUMPA
Sounds better than f*cking!
PLEASE... no more mention of Obambi here. I am about to lose my dinner!
The People should have the option of voting by 60% majority for removing Supreme Court Justices (such as Ginsberg) and any federal judges (just because some Senators do not have the backbone for taking a closer look at questionable candidates).
There is a serious need to abolish several Federal agencies such as HUD, BATF, DOE, etc and devolve functions back to the States.
Also, those who seek the presidency, and any other high office, where they will be privy to classified information vital to our national security, MUST pass, AT LEAST, the same FULL, INTRUSIVE backgrouund check REQUIRED of those that are charged with protecing them, like the Secret Service, and other federal law enforcement, like the FBI.
I'm sure I have more requirements, but that is all I can think of for now.
I disagree.
A lying manipulating serial Narcissist like Hussein will hold back somewhat and continue to hide his full, and true agenda during his first term - all in an effort to secure a second term where he will let the hammer come down and push his un-American Socialist agenda full force.
I think a balanced budget is on the whole a good idea, but I can think of at least one instance where it may not work: War.
Only if we allow it.
Then is it time to use the rights acknowledged under the 2nd amendment?
And that is the point of term limits: to prohibit politics as a career. A citizen legislature is best.
Bravo!!!!
I like the general idea, but I don’t know about the litigation. I agree with your spirit.
I don’t remember any Reagan fatigue, though
But isn’t that already the case? Most politicians at the Federal level spend a large amount of time running for the next election. I say minimize that, and let them serve.
Lifetime.
I can dream, can’t I?
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