With the demographic changes upon us, it’s high time that naturalized citizens be eligible for the Presidency. A requirement could be included that they’ve lived in the U.S. continuously for 20 years.
1) Commercial speech, defined as any communication designed to sell any product, service, or corporate image, is not protected under the First Amendment and may be regulated in the public interest. 2) The profession known as lobbying is abolished. No person may be paid for communicating with any legislator, executive, Read more…
Each bill submitted to the Congress shall deal with only one topic, and the President shall veto any lines or sections failing this rule of germaneness. The president shall have power to veto individual parts of any bill; this is commonly called the item veto. The item veto will save Read more…
A right to privacy exists, including, but not limited to, sexual privacy. 1) Neither the United States nor any State may make or enforce any laws that regulate private sex acts between consenting adults unless a compelling reason of the public’s physical health exists. 2) Neither private nor Internet gambling Read more…
1) Freedom of religion refers to beliefs only, and not to actions. 2) No defense under freedom of religion shall ever be used in any abuse or neglect case, including but not limited to failure to secure conventional physical and mental health care for any child or ward. .
The legislative veto, in which a regulation is proposed and becomes law if neither house has objected within a specified number of days, is permitted. This needs looking into, but many people think the regulatory process would be more efficient and responsive than it is now.
The Vice-President may simultaneously hold another non-military office in the executive branch. Once confirmed in this 2nd position, the Vice-President shall serve until the end of the President’s term and may not be removed from this 2nd office except upon impeachment and conviction. The Vice-President may, however, resign this 2nd Read more…
The decennial census is abolished. The part of Article 1, Sect. 2, referring to it is deleted. Reapportionment shall still occur as usual. The founding fathers did not envision modern polling techniques, statistical methods, telephone surveys, computers. These modern methods surely make it unnecessary to survey every dwelling. Presumably, a Read more…
Tailspin, by Steven Brill Subtitle: The People and Forces Behind America’s 50-year Fall — And Those Fighting to Reverse it. And the author delivers. An excellent book. Ironically, I just read it recently, after posting my thoughts here; the book reinforces many things this blog says. Highly recommended. Architects of Read more…