WASHINGTON (Dec. 1) -- First there were angry town hall meetings and rallies. Then a voter wave that elected dozens of tea party Republicans to Congress. And now, as conservatives vow to teach Washington what the framers really had in mind, comes a proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to give the states unprecedented power over the federal government.
The "repeal amendment," introduced Tuesday by Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, with the backing of conservative lawmakers from 10 states, is aimed at checking what they see as a federal government that has run amok. Supporters say the federal stimulus package, the health care law and the auto bailout are among the reasons the measure is needed.
As more and more fiscal conservatives get elected to office, I think we will see a return of our control over our government's rampant spending and ridiculous and sometime offensive entitlement programs.
while i am hopeful that it will happen, you sure there will be anything left monetarywise by then? we seem to be spending many times faster than we are bringing in.
bumper sticker - honk if you will pay my mortgage
"The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." attributed to Margaret Thatcher
"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government." Thomas Jefferson
