In July of 2013 I did a blog on Limited
Government. The number one concern
of our founding fathers was our federal government getting too big, without any
checks and balances. The Constitution
clearly defines what things are the responsibility of the states and which are the
responsibility of the federal government.
We have ignored this division of power. The federal government has become power hungry and out of control.
There needs to be
limits to the length of any bill proposed in Congress. Members of Congress don’t even read a bill
before passing it, but with a 2,400 page bill, like Obama Care, most legislators
will not read it. I would like to see a
fifty page maximum for any bill. Think
what this would achieve. Legislators
would actually be able read a bill before voting on it.
All earmarks have to be eliminated. Every piece of legislation should be a single
issue voted on for its own merits, with no bundling of unrelated issues. No deals would be made for votes by adding
earmarks. We cannot legislate every
possible situation anyway, so there would have to be some common sense
interpreting the bill. I know some of
you think advocating the use of common sense in government is an oxymoron, but
we must try.
In the Creative Financing chapter or my
book, Business Fits, I address the need to keep documents simple. I mention an investor agreement that my
attorney drafted that was fourteen legal pages long, making it was too long and
too intimidating. I revised the agreement to one 8 ½ x 11 page document with
room for signatures, and gave it back to him.
He admitted the one page revision covered everything needed and approved
it.
Pelosi’s proposed stimulus bill for the
COVID-19 relief was over 1400 pages long and contained earmarks for things like
the Green New Deal which were totally unrelated and never could pass on their
own. I find this kind of partisan
politics unethical, moral, and disgusting.
We
must observe the Constitution and clean up the legislation that Congress
passes. If it needs an attorney to
interpret it, it should be rewritten.
God bless President
Trump and guide him to make America
Trump
did not bring division. Division brought
Trump.
If you don’t see that, then you’re
part of the problem.
Ava Armstrong.
http://BusinessFits.com Business Fits by Terry Oliver Lee is available on Amazon as an e-book or
a paperback.
My proposed Constitutional Amendments Amendment 34: No senator or congressmen may cast their vote on any legislation unless and until they attest to reading the legislation and have taken a proficiency test to demonstrate they know the content of the legislation.
ReplyDeleteAmendment 35: The people of the United States hereby declare that Congress may not pass new legislation that has not been previewed by the Supreme Court or its designated authority. The Supreme Court or designated body shall have 30 days to develop a Constitutional Impact Statement prior to a full vote in the Senate or the House of Representatives. The legislation shall not be amended or changed during the review period. The Constitutional Impact Statement, will be signed as affirming or denying the constitutionality of the legislation, or elements of it, by each Justice, and it shall accompany any legislation submitted to Congress for a vote and it shall accompany the bill submitted to the Executive Branch for signature.