Repeal the 16th, the 17th, anchor babies, define Natural Born Citizen, reign in the Commerce Clause, dump the alphabet agencies, balanced budget, commission-based police seizures, welfare limits, voting for only those with skin in the game. God, I could go on all night!
Most needs to be relegated back to the states. The US Constitution is not the place for all the petty little BS items.
No more government Unions. There is no one on the other side of the table who has to balance a budget and make a profit.
It should be obvious by now Congress is not going to fix itself. They want amnesty either because it brings in the parasite base they need, or the low wages the chamber of crony capitalism wants. Either way YOUR money flows to the predators in the Distinct of Criminals and they will only pretend to take the necessary steps to stop the looting. Even if Article V does not get enough states to happen the closer it gets the better the counter offers by Congress that will emerge.
And you can take that to the bank.
—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
“God, I could go on all night!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjUIP2ugG4
Article V BUMP!
(whatever it takes)
Posts/republic BUMP!
Forget the GOP in Congress, the odds that they will do something effective is close to zero. The way to go is an Article 5 Convention of the States.
Every generation seems to face challenges that expose the holes in our Constitution that need plugging. Ours is no different.
Because Congress clearly, perhaps understandably under the circumstances, lacks the character depth or political will to impeach this executive, and Article V convention to propose amendments to the several states, may be a necessity.
Prepare to lobby your state legislatures.
ROFL. The cryin oompah-loompah and Yertle the turd-le don’t care.
The idea I do like -- no Constitutional amendment required -- is to take a number of the "safety-net" social programs and turn the money back to the States in the form of block grants. The States in turn can mold those programs to the requirements, and capabilities, of the States which are already in place. This would apply to all of the programs: "food stamps", Section 8 housing, school lunches. Don't forget Obamacare subsidies.
Another change not requiring a Constituional amendment: turning the establishment and maintenance of military bases to the State militias and State National Guards, keeping the Pentagon as a "clearinghouse" and "adviser" to the States -- we have much of this in place already, so it's just a matter of finishing the job.
Then the tough nut: having the IRS outsource tax collection to the revenue collection departments of each State. Yes, this would cause hardship in those States that currently don't impose an income tax on its citizens, but they do have such a department for the taxes that ARE collected. That's the first step: the IRS would still be a rule-making body for Federal tax law, but enforcement would move closer to the people.
What Constitutional amendments do I favor? Limit statutes, and the creation and passage thereof, to single subjects. Others have mentioned the elimination of law exemptions for legislators and their staff -- citizens have equal responsibilities and duties. How about term limits for bureaucrats? That might do away with some of the empire-building we see in Washington.