Do any of you get the sense we are living through the Fall of the American Empire and that if We the People do not rise up, peaceably, and do something about it the country will never recover? Our current political parties are rotten to their core. Our government may not be 18th century Brittain but it is getting close as more and more our leaders are imposing their will on us rather than the other way around. I do not know about you but I am getting sick of it. We need a grass roots effort to fix it as we sure as hell cannot count on our current cadre of money grubbing corrupt politicians to do it.
So let's form our own political party - call it the Offshore Party - and party platform. I will start with a few basic principles as to the federal government that I think should be included and then everyone else can chime in:
1. We want the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, as amended, to serve as the governing documents of our republic i.e. the Supreme Law of the Land. These are not living, breathing documents. (Neither of them is 1100pages long either, but they sure as hell got the job done). Rather, they are clear and unambiguous. If we want to change the Constitution, there is a built-in mechanism for it. Otherwise, no more pretending it says and/or provides for rights it says nothing about. (Hear that judges, special interest groups and activists?)
2. The Federal government must have a VERY LIMITED role in our lives per the Declaration and Constitution. Provide a national defense and regulate our national economy per the Constitution.
3. The Federal Government must balance the budget - ALWAYS.
4. The Federal Income Tax Rate must NEVER exceed 15%.
5. To be President one must have served in the military.
6. Term Limits for Congressmen (10 years) and Senators (12 years).
7. No more foreign wars without a formal declaration of war from Congress. If Congress rescinds the declaration then we are done.
8. We adhere to a capitalist economic system, PERIOD, FULL STOP, END OF CONVERSATION.
Ok, whose next?
9.
So let's form our own political party - call it the Offshore Party - and party platform. I will start with a few basic principles as to the federal government that I think should be included and then everyone else can chime in:
1. We want the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, as amended, to serve as the governing documents of our republic i.e. the Supreme Law of the Land. These are not living, breathing documents. (Neither of them is 1100pages long either, but they sure as hell got the job done). Rather, they are clear and unambiguous. If we want to change the Constitution, there is a built-in mechanism for it. Otherwise, no more pretending it says and/or provides for rights it says nothing about. (Hear that judges, special interest groups and activists?)
2. The Federal government must have a VERY LIMITED role in our lives per the Declaration and Constitution. Provide a national defense and regulate our national economy per the Constitution.
3. The Federal Government must balance the budget - ALWAYS.
4. The Federal Income Tax Rate must NEVER exceed 15%.
5. To be President one must have served in the military.
6. Term Limits for Congressmen (10 years) and Senators (12 years).
7. No more foreign wars without a formal declaration of war from Congress. If Congress rescinds the declaration then we are done.
8. We adhere to a capitalist economic system, PERIOD, FULL STOP, END OF CONVERSATION.
Ok, whose next?
9.
