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To: ELS

Yep! Two term limit for all federal politicians AND Judges who will be ELECTED at all levels to include the Supremes.

—Some other ideas....

- Franchise (The right to vote and hold office) limited to whose who can pass a 12th Grade Civics Exam given ONLY in English and to those who are native born Americans.

- There shall be a separation of the ECONOMY and the STATE.

- No federal funds shall be allowed for EDUCATION except for veterans.


247 posted on 10/16/2009 10:29:02 AM PDT by Ronbo1948
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To: Ronbo1948
Hmmm.

Two term limit for all federal politicians AND Judges who will be ELECTED at all levels to include the Supremes.

Term limits are a horrible idea and only serve to further entrench surrounding bureaucracy.

I am as little enamored of the idea of voting for the Judicial Branch as I am of voting for Senators. Neither is constitutional.

We're a Republic, not a Democracy.

Franchise (The right to vote and hold office) limited to whose who can pass a 12th Grade Civics Exam given ONLY in English and to those who are native born Americans.

That rather misses the point. Suffrage was never intended to be granted to those without a stake in the future of the country. So long as we have something as evil as the income tax, I think it would make sense to limit franchise to those who pay net income tax. ("Net" being a weasel word to bypass the lunacy of all the tax credits that have been created of late).

There shall be a separation of the ECONOMY and the STATE.

"Shall" is as strong of language as you can get in software and engineering specifications. I disagree. I do think a certain amount of state intervention is required in the economy. It's a matter of where to draw the line. The line we have now is is wrong any way I look at it.

I don't mind at all that the melamine guys in China received the death penalty. I do mind that regulatory procedures didn't catch it.

No federal funds shall be allowed for EDUCATION except for veterans.

Where in the constitution does it say anything about the Federal government being allowed to meddle in education? Just asking.

No thanks to all of your ideas.

297 posted on 10/20/2009 3:29:55 PM PDT by altair (Bring back the poll tax. If you paid net income taxes you can vote, otherwise you can't)
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