Brilliant post, thank you. I loved reading the “Federalist Papers”, by Madison , Hamilton and Jay...but as said the stage is changing its performance. I am into, “The Republic” by Plato...some good reads in there...it’s like what is truly going on today! Thanks, Lee
Good design, to be sure, but it is failing us because 'We the People' have only periodic elections as feedback to Big Government, and now even those elections are showing clear signs of corruption.
Like the circuit breakers or fuses that protect our homes despite all the carefully designed equipment and wiring built to code, we need fast-acting protection from a Big Govt run amok.
Our state legislators have the legitimate power to override Big Govt excesses. They can begin by proclaiming their dissent, on our behalf, to excesses like multi-trillion-dollar spending bills passed at the 11th hour without review or debate.
These declarations of dissent must be followed by an amendment giving state legislators real power to force an intervention. For example, see the proposed amendment below and more discussion at https://bityl.co/CKhd
The mere presence of this amendment would restrain the excesses of Big Govt, even if it were rarely exercised.
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Amendment XXVIII (Draft)
To empower state legislatures to override the federal government
Section 1.
The several state legislatures, by a three-fifths majority vote, shall have the power to:
(1) reduce any line item in any appropriations or other spending legislation,
(2) repeal, in whole or in part, any law passed by Congress,
(3) vacate, in whole or in part, any ruling of the Supreme Court or any inferior federal court,
(4) cancel, in whole or in part, any Presidential executive order or guideline,
(5) withdraw, in whole or in part, any regulation issued by any Federal agency or department.
Section 2.
(1) In any action under this amendment, each state legislature shall have exactly one vote, and none of the actions shall be subject to federal judicial review.
(2) Each action shall become effective on the day that the three-fifths-majority requirement is met.
Brilliant post, thank you. I loved reading the “Federalist Papers”, by Madison , Hamilton and Jay...but as said the stage is changing its performance. I am into, “The Republic” by Plato...some good reads in there...it’s like what is truly going on today! Thanks, Lee
Good design, to be sure, but it is failing us because 'We the People' have only periodic elections as feedback to Big Government, and now even those elections are showing clear signs of corruption.
Like the circuit breakers or fuses that protect our homes despite all the carefully designed equipment and wiring built to code, we need fast-acting protection from a Big Govt run amok.
Our state legislators have the legitimate power to override Big Govt excesses. They can begin by proclaiming their dissent, on our behalf, to excesses like multi-trillion-dollar spending bills passed at the 11th hour without review or debate.
These declarations of dissent must be followed by an amendment giving state legislators real power to force an intervention. For example, see the proposed amendment below and more discussion at https://bityl.co/CKhd
The mere presence of this amendment would restrain the excesses of Big Govt, even if it were rarely exercised.
------------------------------------------------
Amendment XXVIII (Draft)
To empower state legislatures to override the federal government
Section 1.
The several state legislatures, by a three-fifths majority vote, shall have the power to:
(1) reduce any line item in any appropriations or other spending legislation,
(2) repeal, in whole or in part, any law passed by Congress,
(3) vacate, in whole or in part, any ruling of the Supreme Court or any inferior federal court,
(4) cancel, in whole or in part, any Presidential executive order or guideline,
(5) withdraw, in whole or in part, any regulation issued by any Federal agency or department.
Section 2.
(1) In any action under this amendment, each state legislature shall have exactly one vote, and none of the actions shall be subject to federal judicial review.
(2) Each action shall become effective on the day that the three-fifths-majority requirement is met.