Congressional Issues 2010
GOVERNMENT
The Profligate Legislature

• exercise its Constitutional "Power of the Purse" and reign in an out-of-control government
• de-fund all programs which do not have Constitutional authority.

Pass the “Read the Bills Act” (RTBA). Those in Congress who vote on legislation they have not read, have not represented their constituents. They have misrepresented them. Congress routinely passes unpopular laws by combining them with completely unrelated bills that have majority support. The "One Subject at a Time Act" requires that all legislation be given titles that describe what the bills would actually do, so that members of Congress and the public can know what the "one subject" of the bill actually is. It is the tradition of Congress, for each member, upon the start of their terms of office, to take an oath, promising to protect and uphold the Constitution. Yet virtually every day that Congress is in session these same oath-takers become law-breakers -- passing laws and expending funds on items that are not Constitutionally permissible. Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ) has re-introduced The Enumerated Powers Act (EPA) - HR 450 Each year bureaucrats issue tens-of-thousands of new dictates. None of these rules are written by Congress, read by Congress, debated by Congress, or voted on by Congress. Don't let Congress delegate its law-making powers to the Executive Branch bureaucracy.

• Congress and the Legislative Branch
• Congress and the Constitution
• Congress
  • Restore the Constitution
  • Regulatory Law-Making
  • Battle for the War Powers
  • Judicial Usurpation
  • Power of the Purse
  • The Fruits of Federalism
  • TRIM Tells the Truth About Congressional Spending Habits
  • Congress and the Constitution
• Constitution (tna)
• Constitution (fff)
• Our Unconstitutional Congress
• Madison on the "General Welfare" of America: His Consistent Constitutional Vision (Review)

• Government
• Constitution
• Federalism Reform
• Government Power (lp-pr's)

• Foolish Legislation (lp-pr's)
• Dumb Laws: John Stossel Says Give Me a Break

Three Branches of Government:
Executive || Legislative || Judicial
The Fourth Branch

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