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Here's Rick Perry's Audacious Plan To Completely Reinvent The U.S. Government
2012 presidential hopeful Rick Perry will try to reclaim some of the magic of his early campaign days today with a dramatic call to completely overhaul all three branches of the federal government.Perry's proposal, based largely on ideas from his 2010 treatise Fed Up!, is pretty radical it would completely change the legislative and judiciary branches, and even involves changing the U.S. Constitution. Here are the highlights: Cut Congressional pay in half and make Congress a part-time job. If they don't pass a balanced budget by 2020, Perry would cut Congressional pay in half again Bring spending down to 18% GDP Criminalize "insider trading" by members of Congress Pass legislation requiring a two-thirds Congressional majority to pass any tax increases End life-time appointments of federal judges Pass a Constitutional amendment setting 18-year terms for supreme Court justices Issue a moratorium on pending federal regulations Eliminate the Department of Commerce, Department of Education, and Department of Energy Overhaul the Department of Homeland Security and privatize airport security Downsize the Environmental Protection Agency "so it no longer torments job creators or gives an official stamp to phony science." Privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac And of course, end federal funding of Planned Parenthood Overall, this is a lot of federal government for one guy to hate. The proposal is a gutsy move that looks a lot like a Hail Mary pass by the struggling Perry campaign, which is looking for a second wind going into the homestretch before the 2012 primaries. Posted by: tipper 2011-11-15 |
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