President Obama's Consitutional Abuses

Mike Frank, 12 years ago

1. Pass state laws that explicitly prohibit unconstitutional federal edicts. Obamacare, gun control, warrantless spying, etc.
2. Pass state laws prohibiting certain federal employees from engaging in acts deemed the right of the state. Such as the EPA, IRS, Dept of Ed, etc.
3. Using a Constitution Amendment Convention, which the states are allowed to do under Article 5 of the constitution, make the following amendments.
a. Revoke the 17th amendment. Revert Senators to being appointed by the state government and not elected as it was originally written and intended. Senators were supposed to represent the State government and not constituents. Reps are elected to represent the people. This way Senators actually represent the state government, and can be hired/fired at any time by said government. They would no longer be persuaded by lobbyists.
b. Revoke the 16th amendment, take away the power to steal money from the people’s paychecks. This is a two-fold issue. It strips a guaranteed revenue from the Fed and makes more money available at the state level. Even though I hate paying taxes at the state level, we as individuals, would have more say over how the money is spent.
c. Add a balanced budget amendment. Force the government to live within its means.
d. Add an amendment restricting pay for Congress, and remove their super nice retirements.
e. Add an amendment that forces congress/POTUS to have to live under the laws they pass. No exemptions.
f. Add an amendment that creates a non-paid ethics committee, with 1 rep appointed by each governor that have the power to investigate any and all federal elected officials and those appointed by them. (Congress, POTUS, SCOTUS,VPOTUS, all cabinet positions, etc) for ethics violations with the power (by majority vote) to suspend those officials from office, and send them to a grand jury.

The most important thing is state pols need to grow a pair and start refusing to abide by the fed when its unlawful. It may hurt in the beginning as the fed uses its power to punish states but if they hold their ground states will be stronger for it in the end.