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Kinda late, but here's my plan...
Any law/regulation passed today is absolutely, constitutionally, time limited to five years, after which time they must be re-approved by congress. Tax increases should be the same, only ratified annually, not every five years. I.E. if income tax rates aren't approved this year, they get no income taxes next year.
Imagine how many problems that would solve?
So, if one jackass president or group of congressmen manages to squeeze through a proposal to create a whole sloo of new regulations and expenses, it'll only last a couple of years. All acts involving the creation of federal agencies would fall under the same umbrella.
The kicker? Re-Approval should be weighted like a constitutional amendment, 2/3 for all re-approvals of existing laws.
Problem with the current US government is it has found ways to bend the original system, to feed itself. It needs a strict set of rules again, and not only that, but a strict set of rules that are slanted AGAINST it. The US government is great with new ideas, but terrible with execution. This would allow the idea, and punish terrible execution.
Xayd
[Edited by Xayd on 01-20-2001 at 12:42 AM]
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