[Vision2020] How To Tell It is an Election Year in Idaho . . .

[John Pool]

Wasn't that theory about the behavior of Idaho Republican legislators?

 

John Pool

 

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Art Deco
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:49 AM
To: Vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] How To Tell It is an Election Year in Idaho . . .

 

Isn't there a theory that if you let a bunch of monkeys loose on keyboards
they will eventually produce something syntactically correct?

 

Maybe this is one of such efforts.

 

W.

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Tom Hansen <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>  

To: Moscow Vision <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>  2020 

Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:39 AM

Subject: [Vision2020] How To Tell It is an Election Year in Idaho . . .

 

The Idagoons (Idaho's answer to Washington DC's "C Street"), in hilarious
unison, present such legislation as . . .

House Concurrent Resolution 44 (also attached)

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 44
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE SCOPE
OF POWER DEFINED BY THE TENTH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WAS CREATED BY THE STATES SPECIFICALLY TO BE AN AGENT OF THE
STATES, THAT CONGRESS IS URGED TO PASS LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTING THE
FINDINGS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, INCLUDING BALANCING
THE FEDERAL BUDGET, EXTINGUISHING THE PUBLIC DEBT, PROVIDING FOR
GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, MAINTAINING AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING NATION,
PREVENTING FOREIGN ENTITIES
FROM HAVING AUTHORITY OVER ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES,
RESTRAINING THE GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PREVENTING UNFUNDED
MANDATES, PROHIBITING GOVERNMENT FROM TAKING OWNERSHIP OF PRIVATE SECTOR
ENTERPRISE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PRESENCE OF "GOD" IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN,
AND URGING THE SEVERAL STATES TO ADOPT SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS.

Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

WHEREAS, the scope of power defined by the Tenth Amendment means that the
federal government was created by the states specifically to be an agent
of the states, and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Legislature of the state of Idaho, that
Congress adopt laws consistent with the findings hereinafter described,
and

WHEREAS, in regard to a Balanced Federal Budget and the incurrence of
debt, the annual expenditures of the Congress should not exceed the annual
revenue for any year, save for the use of monetary reserves, and that
Congress should not borrow from any source, including its own funds and
trusts, for any expense, except for the extraordinary costs of a declared
war or armed conflict, and

WHEREAS, in regard to Paying of the Public Debt, that all Public Debt of
the United States should be extinguished within 55 years of the approval
of this resolution, and

WHEREAS, in regard to Government Transparency and Congressional
Procedures, all bills, orders and resolutions passed by the Congress
should be limited to a single topic, and After all floor amendments, no
bill should be voted upon by either body of Congress unless and until it
has been published for general public review for at least five days, save
a Declaration of War, and

WHEREAS, in regard to maintaining the United States as an English-Speaking
Nation, the English language should be the exclusive language for the
affairs of government and the formal language for business, and No
business, individual, or government should suffer any penalty for
requiring the usage of the English language exclusively in its affairs,
nor should be liable for not speaking another language, and for any
domestic issue, no court should consider or use as precedent any foreign
or international law, regulation, or court decision, and

WHEREAS, Congress should prevent foreign entities, including the United
Nations, from having authority over activities within the United States,
and

WHEREAS, in regard to restraining the growth of the federal government,
preventing unfunded mandates and prohibiting government from taking
ownership of private sector enterprise, judicial interpretation of the
division and the limits of power contained in the Tenth Amendment should
lean to the side of the states or the people with the powers granted to
the United States in Section 8 of Article I being limited and narrowly
interpreted. The behavior of courts that do not honor this provision
should be brought to question by Congress, and The United States should
not nationalize any industry save during the time of declared war, after
which control should revert to the private sector. Should the United
States gain controlling interest in a private sector enterprise through
default or by other means, the United States should divest itself of such
interest in an orderly manner, and

WHEREAS, in regard to providing for the presence of "God" in the public
domain, no religious organization should be discriminated against by any
government. As a tribute to that which has endowed us with our rights and
provided a moral compass for us to follow, the phrase "In God We Trust"
should appear on all coin and currency and references to God should be
welcome in all public places and public verse, including the display of
historic symbols, which provided the foundation for the modern day
law in the United States.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular
Session of the Sixtieth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives
and the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature submits this
Concurrent Resolution to the several states of the United States and that
the several states are urged to approve, on or before March 1, 2010, a
like or similar resolution as herein approved by the Legislature of the
State of Idaho.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Congress is urged to pass legislation
implementing the findings provided for in this Concurrent Resolution,
including those findings relating to a Balanced Federal Budget,
extinguishing the Public Debt, Government Transparency, maintaining an
English-Speaking Nation, preventing foreign entities from having authority
over activities within the United States, restraining the growth of the
federal government, preventing unfunded mandates, and prohibiting
government from taking ownership of private sector enterprise, and
providing for the presence of "God" in the public domain.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of
Representatives be, and is hereby directed to forward copies of this
resolution to the Secretary of State and presiding officers of both Houses
of the Legislatures of each of the other States in the Union, the Speaker
of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United
States Senate, and the members of the congress of the United States
representing the state of Idaho.

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Stay tuned, V-peeps.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown

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