Before Amendment Seventeen was passed, State Legislatures chose United States Senators. This allowed State Legislatures to check the power of the federal government. I would like an Amendment to the United States Constitution passed that gives each State at least 3 United States Senators and allows each State Legislature to choose at least 1 United States Senator. The federal government may care more about what State Legislatures want. Better trade agreements and treaties may be passed. Better judges and ambassadors may be picked. We might be involved in fewer Wars. We might have more Senators who want to reduce the national debt over time. We might have more Senators who want to reduce the need for government programs by growing the economy.

There might be less corruption in the federal government if an Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed that gives State Legislatures the power to recall (fire) their Representatives to the United States House of Representatives, their United States Senators, the President, and the Vice President. I would like an Amendment to the United States Constitution passed that gives the people the power to recall their Representatives to the United States House of Representatives, their United States Senators, the President, and the Vice President.

There might be less corruption in the federal government if an Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed that gives State Legislatures the power to repeal federal laws, federal regulations, trade agreements, and treaties. I would like an Amendment to the United States Constitution passed that gives the people the power to repeal federal laws, federal regulations, trade agreements, and treaties.

A Governor should only be allowed to pick a temporary United States Senator if the State Legislature is not able to fulfill this task. A replacement United States Senator should usually be picked by the State Legislature or chosen by the people via an election.

Gary do you think encouraging savings and investment by having the federal government stop taxing interest from savings accounts, dividends, capital gains, and estates would benefit lots of people? People would be better able to save for college tuitions and retirements if the federal government stopped taxing them. Businesses would be more likely to get loans and investments.

Gary do you think the space program has provided some benefits? Failures have led to some successes.

Gary do you think improvements in agriculture have made things better over the past thousands of years?

You also write “Ex nihilo nihil fit” which means “from nothing nothing is produced” (came from a website”)

My retort is simple, where ignorant people see nothing, educated people may see great opportunity. Two farmers see a lot of rocks on farm land. One farmer does not want the land because of the rocks. The other farmer wants the land because the rocks are high quality diamonds.

A child from a poor family who has parents who are criminals may someday grow up to be a great police officer, soldier, judge, or President. A child from a poor family which needs food stamps may someday grow up to be a great soldier, fire fighter, judge, police officer, or teacher. A sickly child may grow up to find a cure for a deadly disease.

Governments should care about individual Liberty, freedoms, public safety, law & order, and national security. Individual Liberty and freedoms do not matter much if you are constantly endangered. Public safety, law & order, and national security do not matter much if you do not have individual Liberty and freedoms. A person who is not ignorant of history should realize that a lot of good and a lot of bad has been done in the name of capitalism. Some government regulation is good. Too much government regulation is often bad. If you think we should not have government regulation, do you want 5 year olds working in coal mines, water not safe to drink, food not safe to eat, and cars that often explode? I wish more people would think logically before they write. Ignorance of history and logic is not something you should be proud of.

Ignorant people do not realize there are good people and bad people in all races and religions.

If you do not want to be an ignorant person, I recommend you see the world as it is and read some good articles dealing with history.

Some people whine about problems while other people discuss problems and solutions to them that have worked in the past as well as those that may work in the future.

I am glad Byron decided to discuss corruption. The more faith people have in their leaders and the less faith they have in themselves the more likely that corruption, loss of individual Liberty, and loss of freedoms will take place.

I graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1992 with a BA Degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics. I ran for United States Senate from New Hampshire in 2002. My website is http://www.myspace.com/kennethstremsky