In response to
The Essential Question in Any Political Debate

Mary Ann Ludwig
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7:43 PM

You are absolutely correct that we must return to the Constitution as written and ratified. The first thing to do is to demand that each bill that is to go before Congress pass the Constitutional test - is this something enumerated by the Constitution to the Federal Government and necessary? The next thing is to limit Congressmen to one bill-one topic - No riders and no omnibus bills. It isn't much, but it's a good start. There is so much more that needs to be done. The Founding Fathers never intended that politician be a career. It was their idea that elected officials would do their job for a bit and then return to their homes and lives. We need absolute term limits. The president has term limits, why don't Congressmen? Then there are the outrageous salaries. Becoming wealthy at the expense of the citizens. Great idea. Where in the Constitution does it say that Congressmen can draw a salary that is many times that of the average citizen? Personally, I would also question the need for the Legislature to be in session year 'round. The less time they spend in Washington, the less harm they can do to the country. Time to get rid of all the Czars and most of the Cabinet offices. Oh, there is so much that needs to be fixed, but the whole thing is like a row of dominoes - fix one thing and many more things will collapse. It's hard to know just where to start, but something MUST be done and soon or we will lose everything that is dear to Americans. We must absolutely return to the proper context of the Commerce Clause. At least do that. It has been tortured and twisted to fit so many egregious uses that it needs to be defined according to the original intent.