During the 1995-1996 legislative years, radical, right-wing Republican Members of Congress engaged in subversive, anti-American actions that shut down the U.S. Government.
The anti-American actions included failure--or refusal--to provide timely appropriations for national programs established by Congress resulting in:
- Obstructing administration of programs established by law for national defense, citizen-service, and national well-being programs
- Denial of right-to-work and other human rights for millions of Americans
- Jeopardy of benefits and services--often life-critical--for citizens, such as social security, Medicare, veterans benefits, food and nutrition, anti-poverty, and other programs
- Subversive undermining of confidence of the American people in their Government
- Anti-American damaging of reputation and stature of the United States in the eyes of the world
Under the existing Constitution, no authority exists to cope with such flagrant anti-American acts by Members of Congress.
Under the proposed Constitution, VOTER-TAXPAYER-CITIZENS will be able to conduct a National Referendum for Impeachment of Members of Congress.
The National Referendum would offer opportunity for citizens to instruct the new National Judicial System for Law and Justice to investigate actions and prosecute persons contributing to such anti-American acts.
For the President, Members of Congress, and other persons found guilty of significant involvement in the shutdown of Government, recommended penalties would be: (1) expulsion from office; (2) expropriation of any wealth accrued from anti-American acts conducted while in office; (3) loss of citizenship; and (4) exile.
Background…
Shutdowns
of the U.S. Government are irrefutably anti-American
acts that warrant investigation and penalty.
If the involved Members of Congress had engaged in military power--rather than political subversion--to shut down the Government, the act would have been treason.
Under the
existing Constitution, Amendment XIV, Section 3, reads:
"No person shall be a Senator or Representativein
Congress…who, having previously taken an oath, as a
member of Congress…to support the Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the same…."
Logically and unequivocally, shutting down the U.S. Government represents "…insurrection or rebellion…." against the United States of America.
Under the
existing Constitution, however, Article I, Section 2,
provides that:
"The House of Representatives…shall have the sole
power of impeachment" of its leaders and
members.
Article I, Section 3, also provides that: "...The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments…." of its leaders and members. Endowing the House of Representatives and Senate with sole power to impeach their members can be compared to allowing Godfathers of Organized Crime to have sole power to discipline criminals for violations of laws against citizens and the nation.
Recognizing the dangers of detrimental, anti-American acts of shutting down the government by Members of Congress, American voter-taxpayer-citizens must ask--and answer--questions! Was SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT: Just dumb judgment? Or a seditious attempt by ego-driven, power-hungry Republicans to seize control of the Government? Or insurrection or rebellion? Or treason?
For
the future, the
U.S. Constitution for 21st Century and Beyond
will deter such subversive acts as shutting down the
U.S. Government. Article II, Legislative
Powers, Section (12) provides that:
"…Legislation for annual and biennial budgets shall be
approved sixty (60) days prior to expiration of in-force
authorizations and appropriations. In the event of
failure to fulfill such time requirements, the President,
Vice President, Premiere Legislative Coordinator, Members of
Congress, and Supreme Judicial Minister shall not receive
compensation until such time as budgets shall have been
approved by the Congress and become law."
For self-serving subversives willing to jeopardize the stability of the nation for their own ego-driven interests, CUTTING THEM OFF AT THE POCKETBOOK will be a strong deterrent to shutting down the government. If such acts occur, however, involved Members of Congress, as appropriate, will be subject to prosecution for rebellion and insurrection! Or treason!
The new Constitution will empower citizens to IMPEACH radical, anti-American MEMBERS of CONGRESS causing SHUTDOWNS of GOVERNMENT!
CITIZENS must ask--and answer--questions about the shutting down of Government by irresponsible Members of Congress: Was it Just DUMB JUDGMENT? Or TREASON?