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| quote: Originally posted by GarandGuy:
Purely hypothetical and supposing you had the power and authority to pass a law alone, what would that ONE law be?
I’ll go first.
My one law would be all elected politicians limited to two four year terms. That’s local, state and national. If it was good enough for General Washington then it’s good enough for every other man or woman.
Your plan is almost identical to mine. My law would be no more than 2 6 year senate terms, nor more than 4 2 year house terms, nor more than 2 4 year Presidential terms. And if one has served any amount of time in the senate or house than their allotted number of terms in the other house would be cut in half, so for example if a house member got elected to the senate then they would only get one 6 year term instead of 2. I truly believe that term limits are one of the only ways that we will save our country.
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| Foreign Aid, membership in the UN and WHO is now illegal.
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| I agree. A law should fit on one page. I suspect the reason these bills are so long are all the loopholes they have to include. If your law needs loopholes to get passed, it'a probably not a very good law.
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| Raise the voting age to 40 with required ID. |
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| Your total of public assistance is limited to the total of income taxes you've paid in. Lifetime.
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| Joking (sort of): Mandatory sterilization, with an IQ test, parenting classes, credit check, employment verification, and psych evaluation to receive the antidote.
Serious, but already mentioned: All laws/bills/acts must be brief, must address only one issue, and must be written in plain language. No unrelated riders/fluff/pork, unexpected additions buried on page 937, etc.
Serious, but not already mentioned: Mandatory public service to receive full citizenship. One must complete a several year period of military service/civil works/community service/etc. before being eligible to vote, run for office, or the like. |
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| Balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Perhaps with an emergency clause for a Congressional declaration of war etc.
“People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.” –Chuck Palahnuik Be harder to kill: https://preparefit.ck.page |
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| Voter ID. No mail in ballots except for Military serving overseas. ALL ballots numbered. Term limits for all Politicians in America. Foreign aid to only their people, not to some "Strong man", "General for life" or other Bullshit Dictator to line his pockets. Mandatory work programs for those on welfare who are able to work. Picking up trash is a good start.
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| No more withholding, everybody writes a check to the IRS in April. |
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| quote: Originally posted by STS:
No more withholding, everybody writes a check to the IRS in April.
If your check bounces, off to prison you go.
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| Voting age raised to 30 years old. |
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| quote: Originally posted by STS:
No more withholding, everybody writes a check to the IRS in April.
Since I retired, I do that each year. I pay a small penalty for not giving IRS quarterly payments, but IRS gets their money when I send it.
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| Require that all commercials on TV and radio volume be reduced by 50% then cut it in half again... |
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| Roadside courts for tailgaters. Conviction results in summary execution.
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"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
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| I would create a law that provides mandatory penalties for politicians that violate the Constitution either thru their actions or policy making.
For example, if a politician submits a bill that is contrary to the Constitution, he loses his office and pension and can never be re-elected. |
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| An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
You murder someone, and it’s proven without a doubt, goodbye immediately. |
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| Every elected official must prepare their own tax return. No hiring CPAs or other advisors. Tax simplification will happen overnight.
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