To: Remember_Salamis
Off the top of my head, I could add: A currency independent of government control (the moral hazard is too great), better firewalls against democracy(if you receive a government check, you lose your right to vote), stiff penalties for violating the BOR (Congressmen/judges/cops should be stripped of office and forced to pay compensation if found violating the Constitution), burden of proof should on the state to demonstrate Constitutionality not on the people, an extention of the right to trial by jury to civil cases (such as IRS cases), hard limits on the size of government as a function of GDP, etc, etc.
To: Remember_Salamis
Is there a link to the original 1994 contract?
To: Remember_Salamis
2. Defense spending must remain within set brackets
At least in the absence of a congressional declaration of war.
12 posted on
02/04/2004 6:37:26 PM PST by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
To: Remember_Salamis
Bump for later suggestions..............
A good place to start.
17 posted on
02/05/2004 5:38:20 AM PST by
WhiteGuy
(Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...)
To: Remember_Salamis
1. implement constitutional controls on non-defense spending; non-defense spending cannot exceed a growth equal to that of the rate of inflation plus annual cost-of-living adjustments. Why inflation PLUS COLA? I'd go with just inflation, since inflation is itsself the COLA.
20 posted on
02/05/2004 8:34:16 AM PST by
krb
(the statement on the other side of this tagline is false)
To: Remember_Salamis
You could combine 9 and 10.
24 posted on
02/05/2004 10:02:18 AM PST by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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