The new group Stop HR 1388 has formed at Facebook for the purpose of derailing HR 1388 as it heads to the US Senate after marching its large body through the House of Representatives. The bill is a massive social program that many libertarians and conservatives believe will not only once again contradict the U.S. Constitution, but also create yet another expensive, ineffective program at a time when taxpayers are levying heavy criticism at administrations past and present. The bill makes bloated social programs of the past look stick thin. Hundreds of people have signed up; the group was formed one day ago... (click link to read the rest of the article)
U.S. Report: http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/facebook-group-forms-to-stop-hr-1388-massive-expansions-in-v.html
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Facebook group forms to stop HR 1388; massive expansions in volunteerism bills
Friday, January 16, 2009
Amendment to Constitution to repeal 22nd Article: Remove Presidential term limits
I'm not overly concerned about this --- yet --- but it bears watching.
Rep. Jose Serrano (NY-16) has introduced H.J.Res.5 which proposes to amend the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd article of amendment. This would remove the limitation on the number of terms a President may serve.
He introduced it January 6th, 2009.
There are no co-sponsors which leads me to believe this might just be grandstanding, maybe wishful thinking... then again, it may be the beginning of a future movement that could take the country by surprise. I can't see this going anywhere at the moment, if ever. Let's hope it will never gain any momentum.
Git-R-Done brought this to my attention via email (www.realusa.ning.com - Conservative Talk) and I'm certainly glad he's watching! We need people who will be vigilant on issues like this one.
Serrano has one of the smallest districts in the country geographically. Located in the Bronx, it's small, but jam-packed with a mainly Hispanic population according to various sources I checked on the Internet.
Check out Serrano's stances on issues here: http://whereistand.com/JoseSerrano
H.J.RES.5
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.j.res.5:
