OUR IVORY-TOWER, BUT EVER-EXPANDING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT - - GETTING TOO BIG AND REMOTE

FROM THE CITIZENS ?

SOME THOUGHTS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION

OUR IVORY TOWER GOV’T ?

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OVERVIEW – SOME FUNDAMENTAL,

BUT HIGHLY AMBITIOUS SOLUTIONS TO

AMERICA’S PROBLEMS

THE PROCESS WE HAVE FOLLOWED

OUR SOLUTION IN ABBREVIATED

FORM

YOUR THOUGHTS - - NEXT STEPS ?

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SEVERE PROBLEMS - - IN THE NEWS . . . EVERY DAY

BUT - - MOST CITIZENS ARE NOT AGGRESSIVELY

RAISING THE ALARM !

THESE ARE SOME:

• AMERICA’S BUDGETING & DEBT

• UNHELPFUL TAX STRUCTURE

• LAW-MAKING OBSCURITY TO THE CITIZEN

• UNACCOUNTABLE GOV’T REGULATION

• UNSUSTAINABLE GOV’T HANDOUTS

• GOV’T DISREGARD OF THE

CONSTITUTION

• GROWING REMOTENESS OF GOV’T

FROM THE CITIZENS

• CITIZEN ACCESS TO OBJECTIVE

NEWS REGARDING OUR GOVERNANCE

• AN ENFEEBLED “CHECKS & BALANCES”

SYSTEM

• OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS NO

LONGER “BEST IN CLASS”

• GOV’T HAS CUT DEEPLY INTO CITIZEN

CHOICE AND FREEDOMS

COSTS OF THE NATIONAL DEBT

IRRESPONSIBLE

HOWEVER, A SENSE OF CONCERN IS ARISING

Ref

2,3

THE QUESTION IS:

DO CITIZENS HAVE THE TOOLS TO FIX THINGS ?

The issue is NOT just a poor Law or Program

here or there. It’s more fundamental. The

processes are broken - - so the solution

must be pretty fundamental as well.

OUR BROKEN PROCESSES NEED “REAL CHANGE”

“REAL CHANGE” IS TAKEN TO MEAN:

i. HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT; RELATIVELY TAMPER-PROOF

ii. RESTORATIVE OF CITIZEN CONSTITUTIONAL POWER.

IT IS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE ORIGINAL BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH

ADDED RIGHTS TO INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS. THE “SPRING” AMENDMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO RESTORE RIGHTS TO THE COLLECTIVE CITIZENRY.

OUR APPROACH TO “REAL CHANGE”

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OVERVIEW – SOME FUNDAMENTAL,

BUT HIGHLY AMBITIOUS SOLUTIONS TO

AMERICA’S PROBLEMS


OUR SOLUTION IN ABBREVIATED

FORM


OUR ANALYSIS PROCESS

WE’LL USE THE “FAIR TAX”

AS AN EXAMPLE OF

PROBLEM AND SOLUTION GENERALIZATION.

SIMULTANEOUSLY SIMPLIFYING PROCESS AND GOV’T

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OVERALL BACKGROUND

The current federal tax system is so complex, most Americans (and most Elected officials) do not understand it. It has loopholes too often used to punish or reward politically selected population segments. Moreover, within this overly complex tax framework, Citizens can not perform well the role of overseeing government revenue raising . The Fair Tax (FT) is SIMPLER to understand and comply with.

A brief summary of FT features is this: • structured like a National sales tax, • inherently simple, and immune from political favoritism. • eradicates Income, Capital Gains, Gift and Estate taxes.

Citizens will no longer have to fill out any yearly tax forms, since taxes are collected only from those businesses that sell new goods directly to the Citizen/Consumer. Re-sales of used goods are not taxed.

PROBLEM: AMERICA’S ULTRA-COMPLEX TAX SYSTEM

U.S. TAX CODE GROWTH – cchgroup.com

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AN EXAMPLE PROBLEM:

The political abuse of IRS power harassing Conservatives has been much in the news . .

It is troubling that so many government employees could participate in an unlawful attack on Conservative organizations and not realize that they were doing something wrong.


Thus, the FAIR TAX equality and simplicity of enforcement should

appeal to many Americans, independent of political persuasion.

E.g., even if a Citizen were employed “off the books” and received all of

their income in cash, they could not avoid paying the FairTax when they

go shopping. More folks would have “skin in the game”.

So, the following Root Causes characterize this issue:

A. Tax complexity imposes significant waste of time for both Elected Officials and Citizenry. Both groups could be far more productive by spending their time on true problems.

B.Government complexity due to size and mass of regulations is a recipe for Government abuse of power and fundamental Citizen Rights. The Tax System opaqueness has enabled favoritism, waivers and loopholes that undermine Citizen confidence in basic fairness.

C.Additionally, transparency of the Fair Tax, would enable better accountability of Government to Citizens.

TAX SYSTEM ROOT CAUSE ISSUES

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GENERALIZED SOLUTION MANDATES

A. IMPROVE BUDGETING AND DEBT PROCESS. MANDATE THE FAIR TAX FOR ENHANCED CITIZEN UNDERSTANDING AND OVERSIGHT OF BUDGETING AND DEBT ACCUMULATION.

B. ENHANCE CONGRESSIONAL FOCUS. LIMIT THE # BILLS PER SESSION AND LIMITED WORDS PER BILL. MANDATE ADEQUATE TIME FOR: CAREFUL DELIBERATION, PUBLISHED EXPERT ANALYSIS & CITIZEN FEEDBACK. RESTRICT DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO REGULATORY AGENCIES TO ADMINISTRATION, BUT ZERO ADDITION TO, OR EXPANSION OF, DULY ENACTED CONGRESSIONAL LAW..

C. MANDATE FBI INVESTIGATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ANY 1000-CITIZEN ALLEGATION OF ANY FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIAL FAILING TO LIVE UP TO HIS OATH OF OFFICE RE CONSTITUTIONALITY.

D. KEEP THE SOLUTION SIMPLE, WITHIN CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY, AND WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF SMALLER ROLE FOR THE FEDERAL GOV’T.

REF SOURCES :

1. “IRS Scandal Is The Latest Evidence That We Need A Fair Tax”, Lous Woodhill,

5/22/2013 , Forbes.com

2. http://www.fairtax.org


http://www.fairtax.org/



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OVERVIEW – AMERICA’S PROBLEMS &

SOME FUNDAMENTAL, BUT HIGHLY

AMBITIOUS, SOLUTIONS


OUR SOLUTION IN ABBREVIATED BUT

MODERATELY DETAILED FORM


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SUMMARY OF THE SPRING AMENDMENT

CATEGORY MANDATES

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A MATRIX CHECK ON SOLUTIONS APPLICABILITY

FIRST, A

LITTLE BROAD

PERSPECTIVE

SPRING AMENDMENT STIPULATION SUMMARIES



We’ve delineated multiple significant National

Problems and some Generalized Solutions developed

to help resolve them. Each solution is intended to

augment the Citizens’ role in governance and to

address several of our current systemic problems.

A SLIGHTLY MORE DETAILED SUMMARY OF

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

The next sequence of 9 charts gives a flavor of

some changes envisioned. Each begins with a

Problem Statement and then a few phrases to

summarize the intent of the proposed Amendments.

PROBLEM

• FEDERAL LEGISLATION IS TOO COMPLEX FOR BOTH CITIZENS AND

LEGISLATORS TO UNDERSTAND AND YET FULFILL THEIR ROLE AS THE

ULTIMATE NATIONAL SOVEREIGNS . OFTEN THERE ARE COMPLEX ISSUES

AS TO LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONALITY, IMPOSITION ON CITIZEN

FREEDOMS, AND OTHERS. YET LEGISLATION MUST BE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BY EVERYONE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

• CITIZENS MUST HAVE TIME TO ASSESS LEGISLATION , HAVE PUBLIC

DISCUSSION, AND CONTACT THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES PRIOR TO

THE FORMAL CONGRESSIONAL VOTE . REPRESENTATIVES MUST HAVE TIME TO CONSIDER CITIZEN INPUTS.

SPRING PROPOSAL

• PRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION SHALL BE LIMITED TO: 100 BILLS

PER SESSION & 5000 WORDS PER BILL

• REQUIRE EACH LEGISLATOR TO ATTEST FOR EVERY “AYE” VOTE:

“I UNDERSTAND IT; I BELIEVE IT CONSTITUTIONAL; I’VE

SATISFIED THE CHECKLIST”.

•PUBLICATION OF EACH BILL IS MANDATED TO OCCUR 120 DAYS

BEFORE THE FINAL VOTE IN EACH CONGRESSIONAL CHAMBER

SPRING AMENDMENT #1- - GOVERNANCE PROBLEM & SPRING PROPOSAL

PROBLEM

• CONGRESS IS PASSING MUCH LEGISLATION WHICH DELEGATES

IMPORTANT MANDATES TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY EVOLVED AND CREATED BY

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.

• THESE MATTERS IMPOSE COSTS UPON TAXPAYERS AND OFTEN DEGRADE

CITIZENS’ CHOICES AND BASIC FREEDOMS. MOREOVER, THE AGENCIES

WHICH IMPOSE THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE REMOTE FROM, AND NOT DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE TO , THE CITIZENS.

SPRING PROPOSAL

• UPON APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT, ANY REGULATORY AGENCY RULES,

WITH THE FORCE OF LAW ON CITIZEN COSTS OR ACTIONS RELATING TO

LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, MUST BE SEPARATELY

APPROVED BY CONGRESS , IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY LEGISLATION,

BEFORE BECOMING BINDING ON ANY CITIZEN.

• ADDITIONALLY, ALL EXISTING SUCH REGULATIONS MUST BE REVIEWED BY

CONGRESS OVER A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS FROM APPROVAL OF THIS

AMENDMENT, AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED NULL AND VOID,

UNLESS RE-AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.

SPRING AMENDMENT #2 - - GOVERNANCE PROBLEM & SPRING PROPOSAL

PROBLEM

• OUR CURRENT FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM HAS BECOME MASSIVELY COMPLEX,

REQUIRING INORDINATE LEVELS OF CITIZEN TIME AND COST. INNOVATIVE SIMPLIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

• AMERICA’S FEDERAL DEBT IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE SHIRKING OF CURRENT

CITIZEN OBLIGATION, WHICH DEVOLVES TO OUR CHILDREN AND LEAVES NATIONAL FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INFLUENCE IN THE HANDS OF OTHERS.

• ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS ARE ESTIMATED TO INVOLVE 10’s OF TRILLIONS

OF DOLLARS OF UNFUNDED FUTURE LIABILITIES. CITIZENS HAVE WRONGLY

BEEN LED TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH ENTITLEMENT MONIES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND HELD AVAILABLE FOR CITIZENS AS PROMISED. NOT SO!

SPRING PROPOSAL

MANDATE THE “FAIR TAX”; MANDATE FEDERAL BIENNIAL

BUDGETING; IRS DOWNSCOPE TO 10% OF CURRENT MANPOWER;

ALL MONIES RECV’D BY GOV’T MUST BE RECORDED AND

TABULATED IN A SINGLE BIENNIAL FEDERAL BUDGET.

MANDATE LIMITS ON: ANNUAL BUDGET (18%GDP); TOTAL DEBT

(30% GDP) EXCEPT IF ¾ CONG. MAJORITY VOTE; AND TOTAL

FEDERAL GOV’T PAYROLL (XX % GDP).

ENTITLEMENT & PENSION MONIES MUST BE FUNDED, INVESTED

AND RETAINED IN ACCOUNTS DEDICATED SOLELY TO PURPOSE.


PROBLEM

AN ONGOING DIALOGUE HAS EVOLVED IN RECENT DECADES, CONCERNING

WHETHER THE CITIZEN’S CONSTITUTION IS TO BE INTERPRETED AS

“ORIGINALIST” OR “LIVING”, MEANING (1) STRICTLY AS INTENDED BY

CREATORS OF THE CONSTITUTION OR (2) AS “BENT” TO CONFORM TO A NEW

GOVERNMENT-AUTHORIZED VIEW. BUT THE CONSTITUTION IS THE CITIZEN’S

REFUGE FROM ARBITRARY GOVERNMENT WHIM, AND MUST HAVE CITIZEN

APPROVAL TO BE CHANGED. NEVERTHELESS, MUCH LEGISLATION IS

DEEMED BY MANY LEGAL EXPERTS TO BE OF DOUBTFUL

CONSTITUTIONALITY. REMEDY IS REQUIRED TO RE -ESTABLISH A PROCESS

THAT PUTS THE CITIZEN IN THE RIGHTFUL POSITION OF APPROVING ALL AMENDMENTS AS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROVIDED.

SPRING PROPOSAL

• FEDERAL COURTS MUST ATTEST TO CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ANY LAW SO

CHALLENGED. US SUPREME COURT SHALL BE LIMITED TO INTERPRETING

CONSTITUTIONALITY IN ACCORD WITH FOUNDERS’, AND SUBSEQUENT

AMENDERS’, ORIGINAL INTENT AT THE TIME OF APPROVAL. NO JUDICIAL

INTERPRETATION SHALL BE OF AN EXTENT CONSIDERED TO INFRINGE ON

CONGRESS’ SOLE AUTHORITY TO CREATE LEGISLATION.

• NO CITIZEN SHALL BE REFUSED ANY FEDERAL COURT HEARING FOR “LACK

OF STANDING”, IF THE MATTER BEFORE THE COURT SHALL BE RELATED SUBSTANTIVELY TO HIS DULY-AUTHORIZED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.


PROBLEM

RECENT YEARS HAVE SEEN INCREASING INTRUSION OF THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT INTO SERVICES THAT CAN OFTEN BE PROVIDED TO THE

CITIZEN MORE EFFECTIVELY BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. IN SOME CASES,

GOVERNMENT MAY BE BEST SUITED TO A TASK. A METHOD IS REQUIRED

WHEREIN GOV’T AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE CAN GENERALLY COMPETE, ON A

FAIR PLAYING FIELD, AND THE CITIZENS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE WHICH BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS.

SPRING PROPOSAL

• ALL CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION RELATING TO ALL GOV’T PROGRAMS ,

EXCEPT FOR MILITARY PROGRAMS, SHALL PROVIDE ALSO FOR CITIZEN

CHOICE BY INCLUDING COMPETITIVE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

IMPLEMENTATION.

• ALL GOVERNMENT MONIES INTENDED TO SUBSIDIZE OR DEFRAY TAXPAYER

COSTS FOR SUCH PROGRAMS SHOULD GO DIRECTLY TO CITIZEN SPENDERS

SO THAT COMPETITIVE CITIZEN CHOICES ARE ASSURED BY THE MECHANISM OF ALLOCATING THE MONIES AS LEGISLATED.

SPRING AMENDMENT #5 - GOVERNANCE PROBLEM & SPRING PROPOSAL

PROBLEM

CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS AND MANDATES (BOTH DIRECTLY IMPOSED &

INDIRECTLY IMPOSED ON CITIZENS) ARE OFTEN COSTLY TO CITIZENS IN

BOTH FINANCIAL AND RESTRICTIONS-ON-ACTION TERMS. MORE CARE AND

MORE ACCESS TO CONGRESSIONAL EXPLANATION ARE REQUIRED SO THAT

CITIZENS RETAIN BETTER VISIBILTY OF, AND CONTROL OVER SUCH

MANDATES. OFTEN, CITIZENS CAN WRITE TO THEIR CONGRESSIONAL

REPRESENTATIVES, BUT RECEIVE SHORT AND STANDARD FORM REPLIES WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SUPPORTING DATA.

SPRING PROPOSAL

• CONGRESS WILL INCORPORATE A SUBSTANTIVE COST-BENEFIT

ANALYSIS FOR EVERY BILL AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE

LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THE ANALYSIS SHALL BE DUE 45 DAYS PRIOR

TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL; SEPARATE ANALYSES BY 2

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES SHALL BE REQUIRED AND A 3 PAGE

SUMMARY FOR EACH ANALYSES SHALL BE INCORPORATED IN EVERY

BILL.

• THE GOVERNMENT IS MANDATED TO INVESTIGATE AND PUBLISH A

REPORT BACK TO CITIZENS WITHIN 4 MONTHS FOR ANY RELATED

LEGISLATIVE MATTER THAT IS ARTICULATED TO THE LEADERSHIP OF

EACH HOUSE OF CONGRESS BY A WRITTEN CITIZEN REQUEST

SIGNED BY 1000 or MORE CITIZENS.


PROBLEM

AN INFORMED CITIZENRY IS A NECESSARY PREREQUISITE TO THE

SUCCESSFUL FUNCTIONING OF OUR NATION AND AN OBJECTIVE NEWS

REPORTING PROCESS IS A PREREQUISITE TO AN INFORMED CITIZENRY. YET,

CRITICISM OF LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE NEWS MEDIA, AS “HOPELESSLY

BIASED” , CAN BE HEARD BOTH FROM CITIZENS ON THE LEFT AND ON THE

RIGHT. A WAY IS NEEDED TO ASSURE A FREE PRESS WHILE RETAINING AN OBJECTIVE NEWS OUTPUT THAT INFORMED CITIZENS CAN RELY UPON.

SPRING PROPOSAL

• ALL GOV’T NEWS RELEASES MUST INCLUDE VIEWS OF BOTH (1) THE PARTY

IN POWER, AND (2) THE MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTY (TO 40% SIZE OF THE

TOTAL RELEASE). NEWS MEDIA SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONTAIN BOTH

POLITICAL VIEWS. MEDIA PENALTIES FOR A RECORD OF NON-COMPLIANCE OF

GREATER THAN 5%, SHALL INCLUDE REMOVAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT

DISTRIBUTION LIST FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR.

• ALL MEDIA NEWS RELATED TO GOVERNANCE OR POLITICAL MATTERS SHALL

BE DESIGNATED AS “NEWS” OR “NON-NEWS”. ANY MEDIA REPORTS

DESIGNATED AS “NEWS” SHALL INCLUDE VIEWS REPORTED BY EACH OF THE 2

MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND EACH COMPRISING ABOUT 25% OF THE

TOTAL “NEWS” REPORT. THERE SHALL BE NO RESTRICTIONS WHATEVER ON

REPORTS LABELED AS “NON-NEWS”.


PROBLEM

HAND-IN-HAND WITH KEEPING TRACK OF AMERICA’S DEBT ACCUMULATION,

IS THE NEED FOR CONGRESS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND

MANAGE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES. CITIZENS MUST HAVE A BETTER

VISIBILTY OF THE NATION’S SPENDING AND BUDGET PERFORMANCE AS THE YEAR EVOLVES, NOT JUST AFTER THE FACT.

CITIZEN’S MUST ALSO HAVE THE TOOLS TO AUDIT THE SPENDING OF THE

MANY GOV’T AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS WHICH IMPLEMENT AND OVERSEE MUCH OF THE NATION’S EXPENDITURES.

SPRING PROPOSAL

• CONGRESS SHALL PUBLISH A YEARLY BUDGET SUMMARY 120 DAYS BEFORE

EACH VOTE AND CONTAINING BOTH 20 YEAR HISTORY AND 10 YEAR

PROJECTIONS, NORMALIZED TO NATIONAL GDP. THE TOTAL LEGISLATIVE

BUDGET IS TO BE LESS THAN 50 PAGES, AND SPLIT TO 535 APPROX EQUAL

SEGMTS, EACH SEGMENT IS TO BE OVERSEEN BY 1 RESPONSIBLE

CONGRESSMAN, EACH OF WHOM SHALL PUBLISH A QUARTERLY REPORT TO

THE NATION ON THE STATUS OF BUDGET ACTUALS VS PROJECTED

CUMULATIVE EXPEPENDITURES.

• PUBLICATION OF MANDATED PERFORMANCE AUDITS FOR ALL MAJOR GOV’T

AGENCIES SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

OFFICE. SUCH AUDITS MAY BE REQUESTED BY TWO GOV’T INVESTIGATIVE

AGENCIES (GAO, CIGIE) OR A BY A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED CITIZEN PANEL.


PROBLEM

THE CONSTITUTION ACKNOWLEDGES THE CITIZENS AS ULTIMATE OWNERS

OF THE FEDERAL GOV’T. BUT CITIZEN ACCESS TO THE GOV’T IS ACTUALLY

LIMITED BY THE COMPLEX AND INTRICATE PROCESS OF 300 MILLION

CITIZENS INTERACTING WITH 535 CONGRESSMAN, THE PRESIDENT AND 9

JUSTICES OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. A MORE RELIABLE INTERACTION

PROCESS IS NEEDED WHILE PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES ALLOCATED TO THE 3 BRANCHES BY THE CONSTITUTION.

SPRING PROPOSAL CONGRESS SHALL CREATE A MULTI-TASKED CITIZEN-POPULATED,

OVERSIGHT PANEL (C.O.P.) COMPRISED OF 25 DULY-REGISTERED, SALARIED

CITIZENS. THE PANEL, WITH A SUPPORT STAFF OF 100 PERSONS, SHALL ACT

AS THE CITIZEN’S DIRECT ENVOY TO THE FEDERAL GOV’T AND SHALL HAVE

AUTHORITY TO ACT AS THE CITIZEN’S OMBUDSMAN IN DIRECT INTERACTION

WITH THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES.

THE C.O.P. SHALL RESPOND TO ANY CITIZEN REQUEST FOR ACTION SIGNED

BY 2500 DULY REGISTERED U.S. CITIZENS.

CONGRESS SHALL CREATE UP TO 6 CITIZEN SPECIAL EXPERTISE PANELS

CHARTERED TO INTERACT WITH ALL SEGMENTS OF THE FEDERAL GOV’T

WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING ITS EXPERT VIEW ON THE SPECIAL

KNOWLEDGE AREAS OF : CONSTITUTIONALITY; AMERICAN MANUFACTURING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; OTHERS, AS DESIGNATED BY THE C.O.P. THE

SPECIAL PANELS SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACCESS ALL SUCH DATA AS

MIGHT BE REQUESTED AND APPROVED UNDER THE F.O.I.A. ACT.


We’ve shown the applicability of nearly 20 initial

National Problems to the Generalized Solutions developed

as explained in this discussion.

These results offer hope that the SPRING Amendment

proposal, has the potential to be an effective tool to

solve critical Problems and ensure restoring Citizenry

influence over our National governance. The next 10

charts summarize, in plain terms, some potential

Constitutional changes that will help restore Citizen

Control of Governance.

Two recent ideas from others are then given and will add

nicely to the mix:

a) Mark Levin re: Constitutional Amendments

b) Bob Schulz re: Citizens’ presence in every State

Capitol

TO RECAPITULATE BRIEFLY

• MARK LEVIN’S NEW BOOK ALSO EXPLORES SIMILAR CONSTITUTIONAL

AMENDMENT THOUGHTS TO OURS. THE APPROACH IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT

- - HAVING FOCUSED HERE ON PROCESSES . BUT THE MOTIVATION IS THE

SAME: THE PEOPLE’S GOVERNMENT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT.

AN ALLY FOR THE CAUSE ?

Bob Schulz, Founder – We The People

Foundation

Institutionalizing Citizen Vigilance

Bob Schulz holds this inspiring vision: “In every state capitol, there is a building with a dome on top. When people see those buildings, they instinctively know that’s where the government is doing it for, or to, The People.” … The vision:

“one day soon, there will be another building in every state capital, in the likeness of Jefferson’s “Monticello”. … I see those buildings as permanent “citizen vigilance centers”, manned with paid constitutional attorneys and staff relying on hundreds of “constitutional monitors”. ... These Citizen Vigilance Centers will serve the People of the State intent on holding their elected officials accountable … in utmost respect and defense of the greatest governing documents ever given to mankind.”

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OVERVIEW – AMERICA’S PROBLEMS &

SOME FUNDAMENTAL, BUT HIGHLY

AMBITIOUS, SOLUTIONS


OUR SOLUTION IN ABBREVIATED BUT

MODERATELY DETAILED FORM


TOPICS COVERED

OUR IVORY-TOWER, BUT EVER-EXPANDING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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