[US Navy Vet]

I am kinda likin this guy!

[allmost]

Enumerate them please.

[P-Marlowe]

I must say I agree with all 7 of them.

[AnalogReigns]

The look good to me, actually... Of course not George Washington himself could get them all through, still, he’s a thinker...this is good!

[Lazlo in PA]

I am sure this is a Bilderberg plot. FR posts can’t be wrong on the intentions of Perry can they?

[ken21]

bump.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I would like to see a new amendment that clarifies the separation of powers and also makes any violation of separation of powers a capital offense. Especially for out of control, activist “judges” who believe they are some kind of freaky little god.

[Soothesayer9]

Remember the adage, if it sounds to good to be true, it usually is.

However I like the part about marriage as well as congress being mandated to balance the budget. Really, all this has been talked to death on here and elsewhere, but talk is cheap. Will he take ACTION and DO IT??

[Mariner]

I saw about 3 I like.

The rest are clearly outside the original intended role of the feds IMHO.

Luckily a POTUS has no role in the Amendment process.

[mylife]

I don’t trust Chris Moody’s reporting.

I don’t see Perry as being this hardcore.
You don’t win nationwide without being a bit more moderate.

I think this is a plant piece to make Perry look EXTREME on a national level.

[Mike Darancette]

He might get Balanced Budget but not the rest. But the GOP would have to win big in 2012.

[garjog]

3. Scrap the federal income tax by repealing the Sixteenth Amendment.

The Sixteenth Amendment gives Congress the “power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.” It should be abolished immediately, Perry says.

4. End the direct election of senators by repealing the Seventeenth Amendment.

Overturning this amendment would restore the original language of the Constitution, which gave state legislators the power to appoint the members of the Senate.”
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These are fantastic ways to restore freedom and promote prosperity! I am really getting to like this guy.

Getting rid of the income tax would be a tremendous boost to the economy and return more power to the states and individuals.

By returning to the system in which state legislatures appoint senators, the legitimacy of state government would suddenly be enhanced. This would also divest power from the Federal Government and make state government more significant.

If you know that your state legislature is going to pick your senator, you will pay much more attention to who gets in there.

[expat1000]

Comments and details edited out by me. Visit the link if you want those. #2 is the most critical one. I would go with 3/4 not 2/3 but why quibble?
#7 - I know how strongly most of the FReepers feel about his issue, but I think it guarantees Obama another 4 years if it is Perry vs Obama. 4 more years of him choosing Supreme and federal court justices.

1. Abolish lifetime tenure for federal judges by amending Article III, Section I of the Constitution.

2. Congress should have the power to override Supreme Court decisions with a two-thirds vote.

3. Scrap the federal income tax by repealing the Sixteenth Amendment.

4. End the direct election of senators by repealing the Seventeenth Amendment.

5. Require the federal government to balance its budget every year.

6. The federal Constitution should define marriage as between one man and one woman in all 50 states.

7. Abortion should be made illegal throughout the country.

[FortWorthPatriot]

I agree with each and every one of them.

[federal__reserve]

Perry is better than Obama anyday. ABO (anybody but obama)

[SFRigger]

An amendment instituting term limits on congresscritters & senators needs to be on the table. Two terms for senators, six for congresscritters sounds good. What say Ye?

[mmanager]

Those seven answers sums up who Perry is.

[SuperLuminal]

Hmmm...Not good enough, in my originalist pov. Some key missing ones are:

• The "vote" is for real property owners;
• Women do not vote;
• Government can "do" only those limited things explicitly stated in the former Constitution;
• All agencies not meeting the above criterion are summarily disbanded and excess government properties are auctioned off to the highest bidder;
• The federal government can own no land;
• All so-called National parks and other federal "preserves" stolen from the states should be immediately returned to the states and auctioned off to American citizens by the states;
• Congress can spend a maximum of 30-days each year in session and must punch a time clock with hours from 8AM to 6PM;
• Each congressman or senator is limited to no more than two (2) staffers (paid for out of their own pocket);
• Congressional pay cannot be set or established by Congress and, immediately would be reduced to the exact amount it was in 1800; and,
• The proposed annual federal budget is prepared in 4-year cycles and voted on (up or down) by eligible American citizens in a general election before it goes to the President for signature.

[Wiser now]

It is up to Congress to pass amendments to the Constitution and the staes to ratify those amendments.
The President can do nothing.

The left and the RINOS are clearly terrified of this guy.

[Sacajaweau]

I'd like to see term limits.

English as Official Language

[nikos1121]

I agree with him on the 16th and 17th amendments. I think we live with SC judges for life...I agree on the marriage issue. Abortion is either a crime or it isn’t. Apparently, to some states it will never be. Therefore, let the states decide on it. That would be a start.