This is where we need to amend the Constitution...
ALL legislation, including and especially spending bills, shall be posted for PUBLIC review, for no less than seven business days, prior to congressional votes on passage of the legislation. ANY amendment to the legislation shall result in a reset of the seven day review period.
Again, I believe the opinion that the US Constitution was written with the assumption that decent, and mostly God-fearing people would govern and live under it. It now seems to be wholly inadequate as a means of governance for dishonorable, dishonest and duplicitous people, such people do end runs around it for various corrupt and craven agendas.
Perhaps after this has been dealt with appropriately, another can be written that DOES cover such a mix of people but I rather doubt such a theoretical document exists. This is why the US citizen must remain vigilant and aware. The death of the slowly boiled frog comes to mind. Sadly.
"ALL legislation, including and especially spending bills, shall be posted for PUBLIC review, for no less than seven business days, prior to congressional votes on passage of the legislation. ANY amendment to the legislation shall result in a reset of the seven day review period."
As a consequence of the long arm of the repealable 16th Amendment (direct taxes), much federal taxing and spending is unconstitutional imo. The 17th Amendment (popular voting for federal senators) needs to disappear too.
In fact, Democratic and Republican patriots need to IMMEDIATELY primary state and federal incumbent lawmakers and executives running for reelection, replacing them in November with new patriot lawmakers who will not only support Trump to finish draining the swamp, but also put a stop to unconstitutional federal taxes.
"16th Amendment : The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived [emphasis added], without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."
"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).
From the congressional record:
”Simply this, that the care of the property, the liberty, and the life of the citizen, under the solemn sanction of an oath imposed by your Constitution, is in the States and not in the federal government [emphases added]. I have sought to effect no change in that respect in the Constitution of the country.” —John Bingham, Congressional. Globe. 1866, page 1292 (see top half of third column)
“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)
Pelosi: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." (non-FR; 6 sec.)
Democrats [and RINOs] Are Terrified Of An Educated And Informed Public (3.12.23)
>>This is where we need to amend the Constitution...ALL legislation, including and especially spending bills, shall be posted for PUBLIC review, for no less than seven business days, prior to congressional votes on passage of the legislation. ANY amendment to the legislation shall result in a reset of the seven day review period.<<
100% agreement