My would-be votes concerning a few ideas for constitutional amendments mentioned in this article in the latest New Yorker:
no |
Term limits on members of Congress |
no |
Limit federal spending and taxes |
no |
Allow three-fifths of the states to overrule any federal legislation |
yes |
Repeal the 17th Amendment |
no |
Half the Justices on the Supreme Court be selected by the current method of Presidential appointment and the other half by a vote of the fifty state governors |
no |
Allow Congress, by a two-thirds vote of both houses, to override Supreme Court decisions |
no |
Eliminate federal income tax |
yes |
Prohibit the imposition of unfunded mandates on the states |
no |
Allow half of the states, provided they represent half of the national population, to rescind any federal law. |
no |
Freedom of speech and press includes any contribution to political campaigns or to candidates for public office |
no |
Right to education |
no |
Repeal the 2nd Amendment |
yes |
Allow legislators to regulate campaign contributions and expenditures |
4 comments:
What do you vote on these two measures?
- Line item Veto for Pres.
- A bill on its own merits
Anonymous— Ah, yes, the Line Item Veto: a popular amendment idea. I vote No.
As for "a bill on its own merits," what do you mean?
Any amendments to a bill must pertain to the core concept of the bill.
If the bill is about bike lanes, you cannot add oil subsidies as an amendment.
Anonymous— Ah, OK, I've heard of that idea. I vote No.
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