Since the current Constitution commenced in 1789, too much power has shifted from the key players–the several States–to the government that was designed to administrate the Union of those states. And from there, too much power has shifted from that government’s primary player, the Congress, to the Executive. The Executive branch must, therefore, be whittled back down to size.
GOALS
- Term limits: No more than two terms. No two terms consecutive.
- No person shall run for any office while holding any office.
- Repeal the War Powers Act of 1973. The President should not be authorized to wage any war that has not been declared by Congress, and should have only limited authority for overseeing military acts of self-defense.
- Executive Orders must be prohibited, except where they serve the purpose of carrying out the normal and proper business of the President overseeing the executive departments. They must not have the effect of law such that they have any effect over the citizens of the states.
- There must be term limits on appointed bureaucrats–including Federal law enforcement officers–as it is too damaging to have a permanent bureaucracy.