Dear Readers,
I am going to take a different approach to my blog than normal, and talk about my personal ideas for legislation and programs to repair America. As has been suggested to me, I will merely lay out the general ideas for brevity's sake.
1. All entitlement programs will be subject to a five year sunset law. That is, programs like Social Security,Medicare, Medicaid, etc will have to be reviewed every five years to be renewed. If Congress cannot agree on renewal or the terms of renewal, those programs will expire by operation of law. I suggest five years but might consider a slightly higher length of time. I also think that each should be staggered every two years.
My logic? Congress has to air the dirty laundry on the programs and make public how they operate, whether they are efficient, to check for corruption, etc. It also would force Congress to limit their legislative activities and eliminate some overlapping programs.
2. The states should be allowed a no confidence vote for their Congressmen. There would have to be a high percentage of voters to sign a petition such as 60 of the vote for the last election of that Congressman to prevent sour grapes party issues. I believe that 60 per cent would be fair for a general vote, such as consistent poor voting , poor attendance record, etc. I think that 50 per cent should be used for corruption or criminal issues,
My logic? The public's right to checks and balances has been severely limited the legislators themselves. The accountability factor has been non existent during this era of country club politics and elitism in Congress.
3. Enforce the immigration laws. Start with a ruling that birth in the US does not establish citizenship. This law was and has always been used for its original purpose until recently, that is: not to deny voting or other rights to freed slaves. No other country in the world has or interprets its law in such an insane manner.
have a guest worker program that only allows a six month entry in the US and has to be renewed by personal visit of the worker to ICE. The worker would have to pay for this permit each renewal. The worker would have to have an employee sponsor. This was the law for many years in the US for immigration. Worker status does not affect nor create immigration status, but can be used as a factor in application. All workers must pay taxes. All workers must either carry some form of insurance or pay in cash for services rendered. No worker would be able to enter or maintain worker status with a criminal conviction over a class C misdemeanor.
A country that is the point of original will be billed for any worker's health services, incarceration costs, or taxes that a worker cannot pay.
Every country will be given an allotment of workers. If one is arrested or incapacitated, he is still on that allotment. if services are not paid for by the country of origin, that country will have its allotment decreased.
a worker would not be allowed to send more than 10% of his wages back to his homeland. Such transactions would be taxed. If a worker has not paid taxes or for services, his wages would be garnished.
if a worker brings up his family illegally, he loses status. if they come legally, they must be counted under the allotment.
4. The US will withdraw forces from UN peacekeeping duties, and from other peacekeeping duties (such as Bosnia and Kosovo, Korea, and Germany) to fight in Afghanistan. If Europe and other countries will not assist, let them provide troops to those locations if they think it is so important.
Do whatever it takes to win in Afghanistan. Use overwhelming force and get out.
Start a two front offensive with Pakistan to force a hammer -anvil campaign in the common border.
Set up assassination teams like we did in Viet Nam to take out the bad guys. let them sweat with the same terror they inflict.
5. No bill can be passed in Congress if it cannot pay for itself or it cannot be paid for on a pay as you go formula.
6. tax relief. stimulate the economy.
7. Balanced budget. Any surplus will go to reducing the national debt. No legislation gets passed without a balanced budget.
8. Drill now, drill here, drill often. we need to create jobs, we need to reduce the horrendous debt imbalance. we do not need to give unfriendly countries money. we need to be self reliant in case of national crisis.
9. 1 per cent of oil revenues will be used to create new forms of energy or transportation.
10. Nuclear energy. If France can supply 75 % of its needs this way, so can we.
11. huge tax breaks for manufacturing jobs. we need to build things again, not be service oriented. bring in plants from other countries but get those jobs back here.
12. A flat tax. Get rid of the IRS
13. We have all the laws we need for "health care reform" ( what a misnomer.... it is not reform but confiscation). Allow competition, use the Justice Department if there are allegations of corruption or scams. this industry is no different that thousands of others.
14. no supports for failing industries others will replace it. get back to the free market system
15. no czars. All persons exercising power shall be reviewed. as a compromise, the president should be allowed 12 aides and advisers not subject to review.
16. stop mandates on the states. this system is a (expletive) way for the Federal gov't to make itself look good while unfairly burdening the states. If the Feds want it, pay for it.
17. states rights are the primary power in a government. read the constitution.
18. all legislation from the federal government must be made public and cannot be voted on until 14 days after publication.
I believe these ideas would restore our economy, would create a public option to the checks and balances system, reduce corruption and establish more legislative accountability, reduce our debt, and more importantly create more confidence in the American public in their federal government.
I believe that if I were king I would tirelessly and without favoritism until those goals were met.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
WHERE IS THE LOGIC IN THE FT HOOD ATTACK?
I am absolutely aghast at the responses from the Administration and from the liberal press in the Ft Hood terrorist attack.
First of all, I am not inclined to call this merely a terrorist attack. It is a well thought out attack on several levels that no one will analyze.
Al Quaeda has committed a brilliant attack from their standpoint.
1. This terrorist group has accomplished its first goal of attacking on American soil in a well publicised attack that will be on the front pages for a long time.
2. They have made the American public aware that the fight is about to be carried to the American shores.
3. They have killed a substantial mount of Americans without having to kill civilians.
4. They have struck at our military and made them seem like bunglers and inept giants.
5. They have created confusion and discord in the public's mind which is the precursor to changing American opinion ( in their minds) against a war making it seem endless and now at our doorsteps
6. They have fulfilled one of their promises to take the fight to America, hoping to change the Arab world's opinion that Al Quaeda was meaningless now
7. They have gathered power through recruiting and funding
8. They have caused the military and our government to have to divert money, time and effort to improve security at home.
9. They have caused doubt in our leadership as to whether to send additional troops overseas, whether the resources are better used at home and whether the effort will show results.
10. they have created the classic diversion causing a refocus of our efforts at home rather than how badly they are being mauled in Pakistan , Iraq, and Afghanistan. Remember that Pakistan for the first time is pushing Al Quaeda and the Taliban out of their strong holds like never before. Pakistan. to its credit, has not been deterred by senseless terrorist bombings. In the long run, what have these attacks accomplished other than get press attention
Please remember what the Al Quaeda manual says about being captured. Blame your captors about inhumane treatment. What have we heard from Hassan? I am a victim....
Now as to the pathetic statements from the Administration and the Liberal Press. They agree that Hassan is an extremist and that his actions are unhinged. All agree that his actions are insupportable, and wrong. All agree that the massacre of these people was a tragedy.
ok. How about this? what about the fact that two countries are harboring and allowing training ( not including covert countries like Iran, Venezuela, Yemen, Somalia) of large numbers of these fanatics: Pakistan and Afghanistan. Remember that terrorist training camps were knocked out in the first days of the invasion of Iraq. How about the fact that the stated goal of these groups is the destruction of Israel, the US and Saudi Arabia? How about the fact that there are thousands of the same type of men as Hassan? How about the fact that these groups are trying to acquire nukes?
what is the difference between what was espoused by Hassan and the terrorists? why is one deranged and dangerous and the terrorist group? does it even matter? Does it matter whether Hitler was mad or not, whether his henchmen were or not, in terms of fighting them and destroying what they stand for?
where is the logic? whether he was or was not a terrorist is irrelevant. What is tremendously important is that the words, the thoughts and the acts are identical. the results are the same. stop splitting the hairs and wake up. the war is not over because you do not like the term terrorist.
look at the logic. be consistent
First of all, I am not inclined to call this merely a terrorist attack. It is a well thought out attack on several levels that no one will analyze.
Al Quaeda has committed a brilliant attack from their standpoint.
1. This terrorist group has accomplished its first goal of attacking on American soil in a well publicised attack that will be on the front pages for a long time.
2. They have made the American public aware that the fight is about to be carried to the American shores.
3. They have killed a substantial mount of Americans without having to kill civilians.
4. They have struck at our military and made them seem like bunglers and inept giants.
5. They have created confusion and discord in the public's mind which is the precursor to changing American opinion ( in their minds) against a war making it seem endless and now at our doorsteps
6. They have fulfilled one of their promises to take the fight to America, hoping to change the Arab world's opinion that Al Quaeda was meaningless now
7. They have gathered power through recruiting and funding
8. They have caused the military and our government to have to divert money, time and effort to improve security at home.
9. They have caused doubt in our leadership as to whether to send additional troops overseas, whether the resources are better used at home and whether the effort will show results.
10. they have created the classic diversion causing a refocus of our efforts at home rather than how badly they are being mauled in Pakistan , Iraq, and Afghanistan. Remember that Pakistan for the first time is pushing Al Quaeda and the Taliban out of their strong holds like never before. Pakistan. to its credit, has not been deterred by senseless terrorist bombings. In the long run, what have these attacks accomplished other than get press attention
Please remember what the Al Quaeda manual says about being captured. Blame your captors about inhumane treatment. What have we heard from Hassan? I am a victim....
Now as to the pathetic statements from the Administration and the Liberal Press. They agree that Hassan is an extremist and that his actions are unhinged. All agree that his actions are insupportable, and wrong. All agree that the massacre of these people was a tragedy.
ok. How about this? what about the fact that two countries are harboring and allowing training ( not including covert countries like Iran, Venezuela, Yemen, Somalia) of large numbers of these fanatics: Pakistan and Afghanistan. Remember that terrorist training camps were knocked out in the first days of the invasion of Iraq. How about the fact that the stated goal of these groups is the destruction of Israel, the US and Saudi Arabia? How about the fact that there are thousands of the same type of men as Hassan? How about the fact that these groups are trying to acquire nukes?
what is the difference between what was espoused by Hassan and the terrorists? why is one deranged and dangerous and the terrorist group? does it even matter? Does it matter whether Hitler was mad or not, whether his henchmen were or not, in terms of fighting them and destroying what they stand for?
where is the logic? whether he was or was not a terrorist is irrelevant. What is tremendously important is that the words, the thoughts and the acts are identical. the results are the same. stop splitting the hairs and wake up. the war is not over because you do not like the term terrorist.
look at the logic. be consistent
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