One Bill.

[Vladimir Lenin]

Imagine if you could get one bill passed for sure, what would it be.

I personally would have the following "Bill":

Bill:

Amendment 28 of the Constitution:

1. Congress shall make no law regarding the Production or Trade of residents of the United States

2. Repeal 16th Amendment

3. Institutes 100$ "citizenship" fee monthly.

[Kiljan Arslan]

A bill stating in order to recieve SS, Welfare, government grats you must serve.

You do know that an amendment isn't a bill right?

BTW that be stupid not even Jefferson would stand by that.

[Vladimir Lenin]

A bill stating in order to recieve SS, Welfare, government grats you must serve.

Ooohh.

Interesting. I don't know if I would like that bill or not. It makes sense.

Fan of Heinlein?

[Twfan55]

"Sovernty Bill"

1. The government follows the gold standard

2. Repealing Birthright Citizenship

3. Welfare standards increased to allow less abuse of the system

[Vladimir Lenin]

"Sovernty Bill"

1. The government follows the gold standard

2. Repealing Birthright Citizenship

3. Welfare standards increased to allow less abuse of the system

Gold Standard; in it's purest form? Where you can turn dollars in for gold?

[Twfan55]

Well the exchange rate would be terrible if it were today. It would definately have to be gradual thing. Not the Gold Standard in its purest sense either, more like gold, silver, copper and platnium.

[Vladimir Lenin]

Well the exchange rate would be terrible if it were today. It would definately have to be gradual thing. Not the Gold Standard in its purest sense either, more like gold, silver, copper and platnium.

So I could take a dollar and say, "I want a dollars worth of gold/platinum/silver/copper."?

[Twfan55]

So I could take a dollar and say, "I want a dollars worth of gold/platinum/silver/copper."?

No of course not, money would be made or backed by the medals I said.

[ivan_the_terrible]

"Sovernty Bill"

1. The government follows the gold standard

2. Repealing Birthright Citizenship

3. Welfare standards increased to allow less abuse of the system

That is well-neigh impossible nowadays, unless you severely devalue the $US. There simply isn't enough gold to be able to hand out if every citizen decides to exchange their dollars for gold (and if there isn't enough for everyone at the same time, it undermines the whole point of having a gold standard). And devalue the dollar isn't something that you'd want to do given the size of the economy and the associated difficulties in regulating it. Especially now, in a relatively unstable period...

[Twfan55]

Like I said before, it would have to be eased into.

[ivan_the_terrible]

Like I said before, it would have to be eased into.

How exactly do you propose to "ease into it". Its either on the gold standard or it isn't.

[Kiljan Arslan]

A fan of starship troopers. I however prefer his colleague Poul Anderson

[Vladimir Lenin]

A fan of starship troopers. I however prefer his colleague Poul Anderson

Anderson often returned to libertarianism (which accounts for his Prometheus Awards) and to the business leader as hero, most notably his character Nicholas van Rijn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poul_An...Libertarianism

Really?

[Dayman]

BTW that be stupid not even Jefferson would stand by that.

You have sumtin' 'gainst Jeffy?

By the way:

1. Workfare instead of welfare.
2. Instead of social security some form of "bond" you buy into instead.

[Kiljan Arslan]

You have sumtin' 'gainst Jeffy?

By the way:

1. Workfare instead of welfare.
2. Instead of social security some form of "bond" you buy into instead.

He was against Tarrifs. Which I think are needed.

[Twfan55]

What is your opinion on the Constitution then? He kinda sorta wrote it ya know

[Vladimir Lenin]

He was against Tarrifs. Which I think are needed.

Why do we need Tarrifs? They restrict free trade.

[Pontifex Maximus]

Imagine if you could get one bill passed for sure, what would it be.

I personally would have the following "Bill":

Bill:

Amendment 28 of the Constitution:

1. Congress shall make no law regarding the Production or Trade of residents of the United States

2. Repeal 16th Amendment

3. Institutes 100$ "citizenship" fee monthly.

I would sacrafice my bill to see that yours gets voted down...

[Vladimir Lenin]

I would sacrafice my bill to see that yours gets voted down...

Why?

[Pontifex Maximus]

Why?

sounds bad in my opinion.