While doing some internet research I came across this website http://www.takeamericaback.org/
They have done an outstanding job of listing the issues that need to be tackled.
I would only add 1 item to their list;
1)Write to your Congressman and Senator demand that all products sold are clearly marked on the outside packaging the percentage of labor and materials from every country of origin. This way Americans can make an informed purchasing decision.
Below is the letter they have drafted to be sent to elected officials.
My Elected Official,
I am deeply concerned that so many American citizens have lost faith and trust in their government. This is due primarily to the rampant legal treason being committed against their best interests by individual members of our government to further their own careers and campaign contributions.
(You can find the definition of legal treason on takeamericaback.org to determine for yourself if you are guilty of it as well.)
As a member of the grassroots movement TakeAmericaBack.org, I have a list of legislation I wish for you to initiate, vote in favor of, or work to enforce. I expect for you to accomplish this list before the end of your current term and will take great interest in your progress. I am hopeful your patriotism will induce you to do what is best for our country. However, if I am proved wrong about that assumption and you do not accomplish this list of legislation I will unfortunately be unable to vote for your re-election.
Legislative List To Accomplish
1)No amnesty for illegal aliens except for military service.
2)Actively and with vigor prosecute employers who hire illegal aliens.
3)Employers who hire papered aliens here on visa programs pay a 30% on hourly wage employment tax. Those funds go to the Small Business Administration to provide streamlined low interest loans for American citizens for business start up.
4)Repeal the law which makes the child of any alien born in the United States an American citizen as long as the mother can make it across the border before giving birth. This was enacted right after slavery was abolished to ensure that former slaves would be considered American citizens. It has nothing to do with what is happening today.
5)Change the tax code for corporations so that they pay the same tax even if they move portions of their business outside the boundaries of the United States.
6)Declare any International Trade Agreement with a foreign country null and void if (a) that country subsidizes its industry in order to unfairly compete with the same industry in the United States: or (b) that country manipulates its currency to inflate its value and therefore causes the cost in the United States to be unreasonably low; or (c) that country is caught spying in the United States.
7)Set the corporate tax levels at 15% for corporations wholly operated within the United States. Set corporate taxes at 50% for multi-national companies.
8)Replace the individual income tax with a flat or fair tax. Every citizen should contribute to our Government. Exempting persons from contributing to the Government has led to the current “entitlement mentality” at the lower income levels. As well as, moving money out of the country in the upper income levels.
9)Set a cap on what Colleges and Universities can charge for tuition. Tie it to federal funding requirements. This together with #10 is a matter of national security.
10)Pass a law mandating the price of a college education is tied to the families income. Different levels depending on the family income.
11) Initiate universal healthcare by making it affordable to everyone. No need for yet another government program. Control costs thru tort reform, elimination of waste, increase of efficiencies, and methods of allowing employers and organizations to band together in purchasing policies. What healthcare and insurance premiums are doing to American families is a national disgrace!
12)Eliminate lobbyists representing "for profit" organizations ability to contact or influence legislators. Make it a federal crime requiring long prison sentences.
13)Eliminate Congresses ability to attach earmarks to legislation or to add one piece of legislation to another. Each bill is voted on its own merits.
14)Initiate term limits for Congress and the Senate.
15)Amend procedures of the Congress and Senates ethics committees. They should be made up of average citizens randomly selected annually with unfettered access to any and all congressional meetings and offices. They should report to the American people on the activities of Congress and the Senate weekly.
16)Reform election laws to reflect that all campaigns for Federal Office are solely funded by the Government and strict limits should be set for any candidate (ex: Congressional Office = $500,000 per candidate; President = $1,500,000 per candidate). In addition, if a candidate wants to run for a higher office, he or she must first resign from their current position since they would not fairly represent the voters that elected them while they are out campaigning.
17)The Social Security funds payed in by taxpayers are under no circumstance to be moved to the general fund. Initiate within the annual budget a plan to return the Social Security funds moved to the General Fund back to the Social Security fund. This should be accomplished over no more than a ten year period. Then allow the Social Security fund to invest those funds in Government Bonds so that those workers who contributed to the fund will gain value over time.
18)Stop trying to reinterpret the 2nd amendment. It says what it means and for a very good reason.
19)Set up a committee of average citizens changed yearly which evaluates every proposed law for constitutionality and has the authority to reject any proposed law which doesn't pass muster. This only requires common sense, not a legal degree. As I recall, none of the writers or signers of the constitution had a legal degree.
20)Amend the constitution to require a balanced budget. No more deficits, ever!
21)Immediately cut off all Government funding for non-governmental organizations. (ie: Acorn, Planned Parenthood, etc.) If they are worthwhile organizations they can petition the American people directly for support.
22)Secure our borders and ports to the point that even a mouse couldn't illegally enter our country without being confronted.
23)Place three large banners (from floor to ceiling) on each side of the podium in the chambers of the Congress and Senate. One is to contain a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the other is to contain a copy of the U.S. Constitution, the third is to contain a copy of the Bill Of Rights. These are to remind legislators of the oath they have sworn to protect and preserve, word for word, these founding documents. This oath did not include the words change, manipulate, reinterpret, or walk all over.
24)Outlaw dual citizenship. Pick one country, renounce citizenship in the other.
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