There is
only one way US voters can get their government back. It would require eliminating all campaign
contributions by special interests. This
includes corporations, unions, global criminals, environmental crazies and
others. They could express their free
speech on their own websites and ads.
Only
voters would be allowed to make legal campaign contributions to political
campaigns. Voters would need to be legal
citizens and registered to vote. They
would be able to make campaign contributions to candidates who would appear on
their ballots.
The cost
of political campaigns would plummet. If
a US House Rep seat represented 600,000 citizens, including 400,000 registered
voters, those voters could each contribute $1 dollar to that campaign to raise
$400,000.
All
candidates would need a website with their full resume, full biography and full
position on all relevant issues. They
could also post multiple videos of the candidate presenting their positions. Those candidates with previous experience in
office would need to publish their votes on bills and decisions on cases. These websites would not cost much to
construct and maintain. The rest of
their $400,000 should go to travel costs and yard signs.
Each
voter might have up to 20 candidates on average each year to consider
contributing their $1 dollar to. Voters
would also need to go to the candidate websites to read what they post.
In
addition to campaign finance reform, the legislative bodies need restrictions
on what they are authorized to deal with. The US
federal government needs to be limited to the “enumerated powers” stated in the
US Constitution (as written). Under the
10th Amendment, all other matters would be decided by the States and
the People.
The
federal government would need to either write Amendments to be ratified by the
States to add to its “enumerated powers” or send all unconstitutional
activities to the States.
The
federal government would need to give all federal lands back to the States. Federal
parks and monuments would become State parks and monuments. States should be
able to sell or lease timberland or grazing land or park land to be put to
productive use. Federal courts should be limited to federal issues.
State,
County and City governments should be limited to providing limited critical
infrastructure and limited government services.
Priorities
for counties and cities would include providing clean water and sanitation,
with sanitary sewer lines, water treatment plants, storm sewer systems water
reservoirs, and clean water distribution lines. Individual land owners would be
free to install water wells and septic tanks.
In
addition, State and local government would provide highways roads, bridges
including maintenance, repair, replacement and expansion. State and local
governments would also provide courts, police, fire and EMT services.
Federal,
State and local legislators would need to write their own laws and regulations
before they vote to pass these laws.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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