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

Art Deco deco at moscow.com
Thu Mar 4 10:49:06 PST 2010


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 
  To: Moscow Vision 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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