Showing posts with label Constitution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Constitution. Show all posts

Monday, July 31, 2017

28th Amendment to the US Constitution

It has been 25 years since an actual amendment to the US Constitution was passed.  Ironically enough, the next amendment to the US Constitution also will deal with Congressional Pay. 

I call it the Balanced Budget and Congressional Law Amendment.
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Section 1: Balanced Budget Amendment
Where as the American People must operate their households on a balanced budget, The United States Federal Budget must also be balanced creating zero debt.  Every elected member of the US House of Representatives and US Senate along with the President of the United States must sign appropriation spending bills that are balanced and produce zero deficits. 

Failing to pass a balance budget appropriations spending bills will result in immediate suspension of all congressional pay & benefits such as health, parking, etc. for those voting in the affirmative for bills that do not balance.  Furthermore, each day that passes without resolving said unbalanced bill, those congressmen voting in the affirmative for unbalanced bills shall be fined 100,000 US Dollars/day.  If after 30 days and the spending bill has not been resolved to balance with zero deficit, the congressman's seat will be vacated and filled according to current constitutional standards.  Congressmen that are removed from their seat will be subject to civil and criminal penalties to include one million in fines and/or prison time up to 50 years. 

Section 2: Congressional Law Amendment.

Where as elected officials are not above the law nor is there a different set of laws for elected officials, congress will hear by be subject to and adhere to the exact laws that they pass in their legislative body and signed into law by the President.  Further more, all state and federal statute of limitations are removed from all acts of violence, sex crimes, and crimes that violate public trust laws committed while elected to office. 
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It is my opinion that a mere vote on this constitutional amendment will expose those who seek to get elected to spend money we do not have, perpetually increase the national debt, and live their lives above the law or on a different set of laws.  This amendment would change everything about how congress operates to include the type of people that would run for office.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

The Truth of how Kentucky's State House is Run!

On November 8th, 2016, two things happened in Kentucky.  Kentucky went all GOP for the first time in 95 years, and Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States.  This is about the former rather than the latter.  What I have to say may or may not come to a surprise, but it needs to be said.  True conservatives that are hoping to see true conservative legislation passed by the Kentucky State House are going to be greatly disappointed.  The Speaker of the House, Jeffrey Hoover, is a Republican Party man, not a true conservative.  Unfortunately, this means Frankfort will continue to be business as usual.  Lobbyists will continue to thrive as they influence legislation that gets heard on the House floor.  The Department of Commerce will continue to dictate what gets the attention and what gets dismissed.  Those with deep pockets will continue to pay to play.  Those with actual principles who were newly elected on November 8th continue to basically be told to shut up or be threatened with being removed from their committees.  The voters of those districts who sent newly elected representatives are simply not being given representation but yet are taxed just the same.  Things must change and the only way things will change is if enough voters like me continue to show resolve to change the way Frankfort operates.  This can only happen if people that have been in Frankfort for many years are replaced.  They must be replaced by people who are not bought and sold by the lobbyists.  Your representative whether they have been there 10 years or 5 months deserve to have their voices heard on the House floor because their voice is YOUR voice.