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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 26 June 2009 00:00 |
Some of you might notice that the 'Quick Chat' box is missing. Well, it's not gone, just available to registered members only. Kept having a run in with a bozo who liked to attack, never stick to an issue, never answer a simple question, or, offer any kind of alternative. In other words, he/she didn't want to debate because they couldn't. Those are not the kind of people ZR Statesman is intended for. If you can't hold an intelligent conversation, then, I have no need of you. Therefore, I have decided to make the quick chat module available to registered memebers only. Registered members will still have access to the module, but, will be subject to the same terms; if you can't hold an intelligent conversation, then, you will have no conversation at ZR Statesman. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2009 11:41 |
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Legislation We Really Need |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 29 June 2009 00:00 |
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Number One, The Legislative Accountability and Responsibility Act of 2009, that's what I'd call it. This legislation would require every state representative and every senator to read each and every piece of legislation, in it's entirety, before they vote on it. Furthermore, there will be a 7 day period, before any legislation is introduced for a final vote on passage, in which, that legislation is made publicy available, for scrutiny and comment, on each congressional representatives personal web site. Last, no amendment, or funding request, shall be included, in any legislation, that does not directly relate to said legislations primary objective. This leads me to my next legislative proposal. All extraneous amendments, or, so-called 'pork' amendments, shall be witheld for special legislative sessions that shall be held four times a year. It would be during these sessions that all district specific requests be included in a single, omnibus, piece of legislation. This will, definitely, make it much easier for the layperson to track pork spending, as opposed to the current standard of hiding these requests among the several hundred pieces of legislation that are passed every year. My next proposal would make Supreme Court Justices electable on an 8 year cycle following the year of the last Presidential election. No one with this kind of power should serve a life term, or, be appointable and, possibly, influenced by the Party in charge. That is a dangerous concoction. Third Party candidates should have easier access to all elections. Third Party candidates shall be allowed entrance into any election, at the Federal level, so long as they are able so secure a number of signatures equal to one percent of a given states population. They shall be included in any, and all, national debatesl. Any and all candidates shall be included in and invited to local debates so long as they are able to fund the expense from their personal account. No candidate, representing any party, shall recieve contributions of any kind from any entity representing any company, corporation, or business. Only personal contributions shall be accepted, one per individual, and shall be subject to a $1000 limit, in full disclosure. All national debates, televised or otherwise, shall be funded by the Federal Election Commission. At the end of an election, all candidates still in possesion of monies from public contributions shall be allowed to retain only 10 percent of contributions. The remaining 90 percent shall be applied to reduction of the National Debt, or, in the absence of a National Debt, the General Fund. Finally, repeal the Sixteenth Amendment. No government should have the power to take your money for any reason they want, in any amount they want, whenever they want. If you can't understand that, then, you are just hopeless.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 July 2009 13:33 |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 15 June 2009 00:00 |
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I will admit, I was not impressed by the Obama administrations attempt with this website, in the beginning. However, it has come a long way since its inception. Recovery.gov now seems to be a very thorough website offering the casual visitor a variety of ways to track how well the spending of the Recovery funds is going. I was very impressed with it, at first. What a very clever way of showing transparency while hiding the whole truth. It wasn't long before I realized that Recovery.gov sole purpose is in tracking the spending of the orignial $800 billion in TARP funds that was legislated during the Bush administration. In no way, shape, or form, does it reflect the Obama administrations spending under legislation that was passed sinced his election; which is $800 billion and then some, and, then some more. Recovery.gov does nothing to explain the creation of the myriad of Czars created by Obama, it does nothing to explain the federal takeover of private industries, or, how you and I are supposed to benefit by the federal takeover of private industries. It, also, does nothing to explain how Obama expects to pay back all the money he's borrowed to pay for all these schemes. I would suppose, if you're only interest is in tracking how George Bush planned to spend $800 billion, then, Recovery. gov will suffice. However, if you have any interest in how president Obama is spending all the money that has been legislated to him, then, you are out of luck. In short, there is no transparency, for the Obama administration, at Recovery.gov. If your looking for that information, you will have to dig deeper and faster. Chances are, if you find what you are looking for, they will have already passed something else that's going to cost you money. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 July 2009 14:02 |
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