If I Were King ...

And while we are at it, here's a list of things I'd like to see immediately change in our government and our country.   This was previously listed on my "Like to See" page but it deserves it's own page.  Some of these would be implemented over a period of several years, and others immediately.

 If I were king, I'd  ...

... immediately institute strict term limits for all government officials, federal, state, and local, and their staffs.  There is something going on that's not right when people leave a high paying industry job for a lower paying political position and then they stay in that position forever, reaping "benefits," running their own agendas, ignoring their constituents, and getting rich at the citizen's expense.  No career politicians allowed-ever!  Two four-year terms maximum and out - permanently - no further political work or lobbying in politics.  They are supposed to serve the citizens and not build an empire. (Of course there is the old adage that "anyone who wants to be a politician should not be allowed to be one.")  Anyone currently in office for more than 8 years and their staffs get "retired" and special election called for their replacements  In addition, if after retiring they tried to influence their replacement's politics or get special treatment for their cronies they get 7 years in prison, with no parole.

... formally define a citizen as one who was born of parents, BOTH of whom were documented citizens at the time of the birth, whether born inside or outside of the country, or one who has taken and completed the official steps to become a citizen and has renounced all ties and interests in any other country -- period.  A child born of a citizen and a non-citizen anywhere, would be considered a non citizen until they or the non-citizen parent became a citizen -- no "anchor babies.."   No non-citizen would be eligible for any government assistance programs,  and they may not vote in ANY elections, bear arms as a civilian, nor serve in a public office. Mandatory classes in English required.

... require that anyone seeking any local, state, or federal public office to be a citizen, at least 30 years old, and to provide open, verified proof of such to the public before running; have served our country in the military or a national service program for at least 3 years or have held a real, productive, paying, non-political job in the private sector for a minimum of 5 years prior.  They have to have had their primary residence in the state or district they want to represent for a minimum of 5 years prior; and have to give FULL and open disclosure on their  education, background, and finances - nothing allowed to be sealed.  They must also be able to recite the Bill of Rights from memory, and swear allegiance to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights with a penalty for failure to comply with them. 

... Same things for local, state law, and federal law enforcement. They must be a citizen,  and for state or local positions have had their primary residence in the state or locale they want to serve in for a minimum of 5 years prior (with a possible waiver for a current serving officer moving to a new location); and have to give FULL and open disclosure on their  education, background, and finances - nothing allowed to be sealed.  They must also be able to recite the Bill of Rights from memory, and swear allegiance to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights with a penalty for failure to comply with them.  

... forbid  anyone who is employed by any local, state, or federal government (military forces are excepted), or anyone who  is directly related to a politician (wife, partner, sibling, or child),  from working in or serving in any political position at the same time, or voting in an election (conflict of interest).  In addition, anyone on public assistance ("welfare") would be ineligible to vote until they were self sustaining and off the welfare rolls.  Again, conflict of interest.)

... reload the voting rolls.  Invalidate all current national and state voter registrations and require everyone to re-register in person (we'll come to you if necessary) with proof of ID and citizenship.  The current rolls are too corrupted to allow legitimate elections.  Any voting fraud, including fraudulent registration, vote flipping, or causing or aiding fraudulent registration or ballots would be punished by 7 years in prison and lose their voting rights.  Copy of a birth certificate with the proper raised seal would do for citizenship and there would be a mandated "no charge" for a birth certificate copy for use as voter ID or to get a verified picture ID.  (Funded by all the money saved by down sizing the IRS, etc.) Using or creating a false ID or birth certificate would be punished by either immediate deportation and / or 7 years in prison, with no parole.  End the illegal use of social security numbers for any form of identification.

... tie all federal, state, and local government salaries to a balanced budget and GNP levels and freeze all spending increases and government salaries  until budgets are balanced (with a possible exemption for active duty military).  Mr. Senator, you can't live on $200,000 a year, plus perks?  Gee, that's too bad.  I'd also require a balanced budget within 5 years and, forbid deficit spending, or congressional salaries would be cut 25% across the board. If I was in a particularly bad mood I'd set congressional salaries at the median national income level and require that all non-essential travel, especially outside CONUS, to be on their dime.  International travel paid for only if on an official and authorized diplomatic mission.

... end direct contributions to all federal, state, or local political candidates. All political contributions would go into a federal, state, or local general blind funds and then be distributed, anonymously and evenly among the political parties and candidates. You want to spend your own money on your political campaign, that's fine.  However, anyone  caught making a direct or indirect contribution to any specific candidate or party, or misusing those funds would get mandatory 7 years in prison, lose their voting rights, and the funds would be forfeit into the general budget.  Any candidate who accepted such funds would get a mandatory 7 years in prison, lose their voting rights, and be permanently barred from politics.  

...  round up all the illegals and send them back where they came from.  In the case where one member of a family was an illegal, that individual would have 45 days to start the citizenship process and 1 year to complete it - otherwise they'd be gone--too bad, so sad--no excuses.  No anchor babies. All immigrants and all visitors  would be subject to background and medical checks and be required to report their whereabouts and status every month until they become a citizen or returned to their country, and would have to be either self-sustaining or sponsored by an individual or organization that would be fully responsible for them.  Visitors can stay a maximum of 90 days unless an extension (of less than 180 days) is approved prior to the end of the initial 90 day period.   Students would have to renew their stay every year and maintain a documented "B" or higher average.  All legal immigrants would have 45 days to start the citizenship process    A tight limit would be put on the amount of money they could send out of the country.  Mandatory English language classes (perhaps taught by some of those surplused federal employees) and no voting until they were a citizen and could pass a basic English literacy and constitutional test.  Heavy penalties followed by deportation for deliberate immigration violations or not reporting.   The DACA crap has an easy solution.  You want to be part of the American dream?  Become a US citizen.

... end government pensions for all political offices.  Since there will be no "career" politicians, there is no need for any political position pensions.  Existing retired politicians and government employees currently receiving huge pensions will have them trimmed back to realistic levels over a period of 5 years and then ended. This includes presidents.  You should have planned for your retirement like everyone else. No Secret Service protection after 3 years.  (If you made so many enemies maybe you should have stayed out of politics or perhaps simply learn how to protect yourself.)

... institute strict attendance requirements for legislators.  Any legislator who misses 3 consecutive, or 5 non-consecutive sessions in a 365 day period for other than being in the hospital gets terminated, and fined, and a special election called for their replacement

... limit the state and federal senates and houses to submitting and voting only on bills which affect the entirety of the population, in-whole.  All laws passed must apply equally to all citizens and to the government and its agents.  No laws may be passed that relate only to the government or its agents exclusively, or that exempts them from anything.  That puts an end to the special interest groups, vote-buying, pork barrel projects, short-term thinking, etc.  The secret ballot will apply to all Senators and Congressmen – end to closed-door wheeling and dealing.  If any one  colludes on a bill to benefit a special group or individual, they are fired and both are jailed. Same with state and local governments.

... limit all new bills (at the federal, state, and local levels) brought for consideration to one (1) subject each.  No hidden agendas, regulations, or riders as an example you could not imbed a new tax law in a healthcare bill .   (Hmmm! Where have we seen that?) and require all bills to meet the test of Constitutionality.  In addition, all bills must written in plain English and in a form that the average citizen can understand and be published in their entirety in the major news papers of the country or on a dedicated online website for a 30 days prior to any vote.  For each new law passed an "old" law has to be removed from the books.  An alternative would be to have all laws expire after 8 years. If they are truly needed they can be presented and voted on again after the original law expires.

... forbid federal, state, and local governments from enacting any laws that would adversely affect, restrict, or tax any unalienable right. (See the Bill of Rights.)

... create a Bill of Responsibilities listing the Unalienable responsibilities of all citizens so people are aware that with rights comes responsibilities, and mandate it be taught in schools.

... institute full consequences and full equality for local, state, and federal governments and their agents.  Hold the government(s) and all of their employees and agents to the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and all laws passed by congress, the states, or local governments.  If they violate any law, they go to jail, just like the rest of the citizens.  Stop their exemptions from health care, social security, and the like, and hold all government employees to the same standards of conduct, liability, and responsibility as the rest of the citizens--no more immunity or get out of jail free privileges for agents of the state. You're an off-duty  cop and you get pulled over for speeding or DUI - here's your ticket, and license suspension just like the peons get.  Wrongfully shoot or harm someone, you go to jail just like any other citizen would.

... make all previously issued "executive orders" null and void.  Any  new "executive order"  would only be effective for the presidential term, and executive orders could not be used to create a new "law" that would  incur penalties or deprive people of their properties and rights. Previous orders may not be renewed or reinstated for 10 years from their issue date, and new ones must pass a constitutionality test. If it is truly needed long term then congress can pass a law.  Fully pardon and restore all rights for anyone previously imprisoned  or fined for violating those illegal "laws."

... end all regulations and "laws" illegally promulgated and illegally enforced by various government organizations (like the IRS, ATF, EPA) that can result in criminal prosecution and grant a full pardon and restoration of all rights for those convicted of such violations..  Only congress can make and pass laws.

... drastically downsize or eliminate the alphabet soup agencies like the ATF, DEA, EPA, IRS, TSA, DOEd, and the hoards of congressional staffs, and all the other little bureaucratic  fiefdoms that serve no truly useful purpose.   Every government agency and all members of Congress would have to specifically justify the need for every single employee or staff member.  Those individuals identified as surplus, or non-essential, would be terminated within 90 days. They've lived off of the government teat too long and can get a producing job in the non-political arena.. Part time staff limited to 180 days per year, with a 1 year interval between being rehired.

... disarm all agencies not in direct law enforcement work.  No armed squads of FDA, HUD, IRS, Dept. of Education, BLM, etc "SWAT" teams to intimidate people.  Let the US Marshals do their jobs when actually needed.

... institute mandatory education and policies for all law enforcement agencies and personnel that would reinforce the fact that they were "peace officers" and members of the community, that they work for the citizenry, and are not anyone's master. Mandate polite and professional interactions with both armed and unarmed citizenry as well as occasional foot patrols and community events.  If armed citizens upset you, get out of law enforcement.  Encourage good public relations with the community at all levels.  Fire those who don't or won't cut it.

... demilitarize local police departments.  SWAT activities to be done by a specially trained, dedicated state or county funded unit.  Require all armed officers to pass a stringent firearms qualification course that includes intense shoot/no shoot decisions.  Fail to pass the course, you can still serve, but don't get to be armed. (I bet that would thin the heard!)

... tighten our borders and our immigration policies.  Whether by building a wall, a fence, mine fields, satellites armed with KEWs, or high security monitoring with a "quick reaction force," we need to stop the assault on our country.  Other countries limit access to their country and have tight restrictions on non-citizens.  We should too.  Just because you don't like things in your country doesn't mean you should get free access to ours.  If you want to come here legally, and want to become a citizen and a productive member of our society, that's fine as long as you are not a fugitive from justice, have something to contribute to our country, and have a means of support or sponsorship. If you want to come here from a hostile foreign country, you must pass a high level background check, and submit to monitoring until you are a citizen.

... get rid of the TSA and the misnamed Department of Homeland Security and end the "war on terror."  Turn responsibility for all border and continental security over to the Border Patrol.  Use armed military reserves to fill any gaps on the border until the Border Patrol is fully staffed. With tighter borders and immigration policies we could eliminate the useless DHS and TSA and no one would miss them.

 ... rename the "Department of Defense" back to its original title of  "War Department" so there would be no misunderstanding that we were serious about any hostile festivities.

... kick the UN out of the United States and end all monetary contributions to it and its agencies.  It's become nothing more than a global "hate the US club," and it's never prevented or solved a conflict. or any other problems.  Let another country host it for a while, or even better, rotate its location amongst all the member countries on a 10 year basis.  Perhaps the first hosting countries should be some of those 3rd world shit holes they love so much, so the UN gets a dose of reality.

... pull the majority of our military out of foreign places and stop trying to be the world's policeman.  Pre-staged equipment could be left, with a small, rotating garrison where needed. Then, if some country wants or needs US military support or intervention they get billed for the actual cost of our assistance (in gold, petroleum, or precious metals), with $50 million up front.  In addition, they have to pay $2.5 million cash to each family who had a family service member killed or maimed, and $1 million for an injured or wounded service member, in such requested actions.

... dramatically curtail foreign technical and financial aid.   Limit technical aid to those countries that have proved their friendship and support of our country. All foreign financial aid is a loan and must be repaid. If there is slightest inkling that a country might not, could not,  or would not repay the loan in a timely manner, "too bad so sad."   Repayment could be in gold, other precious metals, petroleum, or other items useful to our economy at fair market rate.   Default on payback and we'll ruin your credit with the world bank and either seize what we built or turn what we provided you into dust.  A country that declared up front that they need the help but admitted that they probably couldn't repay the loan in a timely manner might be a fair risk . After all, they were honest enough to tell us their situation. Maybe a modest loan and/or training assistance, just to see what they do, but that's it. 

... use the money saved by not supporting the world with our military to ensure that our troops and veterans, including their families have the very best weapons, equipment, training, medical care, and support possible.  Put warriors and not politicians in command of the services.  All NCO's and above would be mandated to be armed at all times, on and off duty. Active duty military folks would pay only ½ the normal income tax rate, with those deployed or in combat paying no tax.

... review all current state and federal laws and regulations for constitutionality and duplication, and remove duplicates, those not in Constitutional compliance, or those that are meaningless or invalid from the books. Pardon and fully restore all rights of anyone currently convicted of their violation.  (With a little training they could use some of those surplused federal employees and create a "Department of Redundancy Department" to ferret out duplicate and useless national, state,  and local regulations and to convert verbose documents into plain English.) 

.... institute a simple flat rate personal income tax on all earnings.  Just because YOU work harder and make more money why should YOU have to pay a greater percentage of your income to taxes?  (And then have to find all kinds of sneaky loop holes in the tax code, put in by politicians for their benefit, to keep what you have earned.)  If we had an across the board flat rate tax on every individual, with few, if any, exemptions, life would be so much simpler AND we'd have more than enough money to run the government.  Let's say a flat 8-10 percent of your gross income from all sources for the year--no deductions with the possible exception of up to 10 percent total of your gross to certified non-profit charitable or religious organization(s), and  no tax on inheritances to a family member.  For corporations the tax would be 7% of the net profit after paying employees' salaries and benefits.  For those with gross income below $15,000 there would be a token tax of 1 - 2% to re-enforce the idea that everyone is expected to contribute.  With the reductions of excess spending, mentioned here previously, we'd have more than enough money to run the country, and think of the money the government would save just by downsizing the IRS to a staff to just process the payments!  Election day would be moved to the day after taxes were due.

There are many who dislike the idea of an "income" tax whether flat rate or the poorly thought out "graduated" version.  The alternate might be a national sales tax, -- taxing what you spend.  Without any income taxes perhaps a total combined (federal and state) sales tax of 12 - 15% with a possible exception for basic foods, prescription medicines, medical procedures, and primary dwelling.  More study is needed, but I think either is easily doable and much better than the current system.

... immediately end  "social security" payments and benefits  to all non-citizens. Make payments into "social security" optional, but require secure, private, pre-tax investments or savings accounts of a percentage of paid wages  for retirement for those who opt out. (The money in those and the government "social security" accounts could never be used for any other than retirement of an individual.  Designate all such funds permanently untouchable for any other purpose.)  In addition, anyone who never contributed to social security or private investment does not get any benefits, although unused money in an account after the death of the contributor could be rolled over into a spouse's or child's account.  "Not fair?"  Tough! There's no such thing as a free lunch.

... return to the gold standard for all monies. No printing of un-backed money.

... drastically revise the criminal code and simplify the definition of a crime.  Only malum in se crimes (crimes in and of themselves like murder, arson, robbery, rape, kidnapping, piracy, forgery, treason, slander, etc.) would result in imprisonment.  No need for all kinds of "degrees" of a crime -- murder is murder, theft is theft, and rape is rape.  Malum prohabitum crimes (crimes by statute) could only be sentenced to restitution, public service, fines, or indentured servitude. Fully pardon and restore all rights for all previous malum prohabitum offenders.

... mandate that the names of criminals and their pictures (except for pictures published to help id and capture a criminal) could not be made public. Too many wack-jobs want to see their names on the news.  Just refer to them as the "accused," the "defendant," or preferably, the "deceased" criminal."

... drastically reform the prison system and end the privatization (and the money making setup) of prisons.  Put all prisons under the control of a National Board of Prisons.  With malum prohabitum offenses no longer jailed, we could turn our attention to the really bad folks.  No more TVs, sex change operations, or a cushy life.  You'd get basic medical and dental care, a bright-fluorescent pink jumpsuit and underwear, 3 boring but nutritional meals a day, basic toiletries, exercise, access to a chaplain if wanted, access to a decent library, and 8-12 hours of HARD productive labor.  You are being punished for a crime -- you are not on vacation!  Those sentenced to life in prison, and those deemed too dangerous for general incarceration and hard labor programs, would be incarcerated on a remote desert island, in shark infested waters, many miles from civilization (preferably on another planet) and left to their own devices. Work release prisoners would be fitted with a non-removable collar that would track them, and immobilize them if they got beyond 1 mile from where they should be.  I'd also institute job training for for those who were on good behavior and who requested training to help them post release.

... institute general restoration of rights process for non-violent "felons."  Persons currently convicted of  even non-violent "felonies" or misdemeanors, either state or federal,  where the sentence could be 18 months currently lose their voting and 2nd Amendment rights for life.  They have paid for the misdeeds once they have completed their sentence yet they can't (at least very easily) get their rights restored.  An attorney friend tells me that the vast majority of "felony" convictions these days are, and have been,  non-violent convictions, mostly malum prohabitum offenses, so there is no real reason to deny restoration of all rights.  Actually, I see no reason why even some "violent" felony offenders shouldn't be able to have all their rights restored, perhaps after a period of say 5 - 15 years from their release with no further offenses or indictments.  To permanently deny rights after the completion of a sentence makes no sense and seems like "cruel and unusual punishment" after the fact.  Personally I'd feel safer living next door to a "felon" (even a "violent" one) who had his gun and voting rights restored, than next to most current government employees, politicians, or agents of the state.  Actually, such a provision exists in federal law but every year any funding to do this is denied so people have no recourse.  Some states do offer a restoration of rights process but don't advertise it and most are set up to deny restoration of rights on technicalities..

... end the NFA '34, GCA '68, and all other ridiculous state and federal antigun regulations and paperwork.  "Things" should not be regulated nor banned, only the misuse of them.  It doesn't matter if you own an 300 mph capable car, an "assault rifle," a .50 caliber rifle, a .50 caliber M2 machinegun, a "silencer," a flame thrower, a short barreled rifle or shotgun, a fighter jet, a tank, a hammer, a knife, a 100 rd magazine, a book, a model rocket, 10,000 rounds of ammunition, 5 gallons of gasoline, 40 pairs of shoes, or anything else.  No ridiculous ownership/transfer taxes or registration on full auto firearms, short barrel firearms, or suppressors. In addition, there should be no registration of what you own--the government has no need or right to know what you own.  If you misuse your possessions then you suffer the consequences - big time, until then who cares.  Also, saying that "you don't need xxxx" or "there is no legitimate use for xxxx" is a REALLY stupid comment.  You don't need a 8,000 square foot house, million dollar diamond jewelry, a $150,000 car capable of 190 mph (which can be more deadly than any firearm), or a half dozen vehicles for personal use, a 90" HDTV, a $10,000 dress, a $30,000 Samurai sword, a cellar full of expensive whiskeys or wines, a library full of old rare books, 5 kids, 15 pairs of sneakers, designer clothing, or a double-chocolate fudge cake either.  Of course the real reason for banning or heavily taxing "things" is to try and control people.  Those who want to control us have an innate fear of people who show self-control and self-reliance.  No permits should be needed at any state or federal level to purchase, possess, or carry firearms "discretely," nor ammunition nor their accoutrements.  However, if you use a firearm in a criminal or negligent manner you go to prison and lose the right to continue to bear arms for at least 5 years after release.

... end all "gun free" zones nationwide since they have no effect on those who would harm others (other than allowing them to act without fear of reprisal) and mandate that anyone legally armed be allowed anywhere if they are carrying discreetly (a.k.a "concealed").  Prisons and/or court rooms could be the sole exceptions and mandatory, secure, weapon storage facilities for visitors to those places would have to be provided.

... mandate that no state or local jurisdiction could prohibit the carriage or possession of arms in their state or locale by a non-proscribed resident of any other state (like NJ, NY, and a few other states routinely do), and any state or entity that did so would be punished by having their chief executive and arresting officers immediately arrested and jailed for a minimum of 90 days (no parole).

... end all the politically correct  crap and restore common sense to everyday life and the government.  Someone says something that upsets you?  Here's a hankie to dry your eyes, a glass of Get Over It, and a straw so you can suck it up..   By the way, no one alive today is responsible for the fact that your ancestor's people sold your ancestors as slaves to my ancestors.  Put on your big girl panties and get on with your life and do something productive. You want to have consensual sex with a same sex partner, a horse or a gorilla, in the privacy of your home? Fine. Keep it to yourself and don't expect any special treatment. or recognition.

... mandate that the term "xxx-American" be forbidden in any publication or document that is produced by any government agency.  You are either an "American" or you are not.  Such terminology emphasizes and promotes racial and cultural differences and strife instead of national unity.

... end the ridiculously over done environmental "regulations" that do nothing but waste money, and destroy businesses and people's lives over inconsequential things. "Global warming" is really called "weather" and has run in warming/cooling cycles since creation.  "Climate change" is simply weather cycles. While reducing pollutants is always a good idea there is no need to get obsessive-compulsive about it.

... bring back and enforce slander laws.    It should be a malum in se a crime with severe penalties. to make false accusations or deliberately publish false or "fake news."

... bring business back to our country.  Put a graduated tax on products made overseas "by" US companies rather than here in the US, when there are any US based companies making a similar product.  ABSOLUTELY NO off-shore production of critical infrastructure,  military items, equipment, or components allowed.  

... encourage domestic food production, both private and corporate.  We're considered the bread basket of the world so let's act like it.

... end the ridiculous "food into fuel" (E85 Ethanol) program that takes more fossil fuel to make than it saves, and is less energy efficient, not to mention being rough on engines. Sell our surplus grains at a fair price to needy nations instead.

... limit huge union pensions and benefits to the same levels everyone is entitled to.  Getting a lifetime pension equal to what you were making is ridiculous, as is passing that along to your heirs in perpetuity.  Reigning in out of control pensions would go a long way to lowering the prices of goods and services.  "Right to work" without union membership or payment of dues would be mandatory nationally, with harsh penalties for interfering with that right.

... end all government financial assistance to what are effectively political organizations like National Public Radio (NPR), Planned Parenthood, the MSM, National Arts Council, and others, that are just propaganda arms of the socialists.  Let all propaganda organizations pay for their own air time like the rest of the folks do.

... end permanent welfare entitlement.  If you are physically able to work at any job you must do so to receive welfare benefits.  Even if it is just working on a county road or park cleanup crew or school cleanup squad a couple of days a week you must do so and your welfare payment is your salary. You are not entitled to endless welfare support while you sit on your ass and pump out babies while watching your big screen TV.  If you refuse to work or fail to show for your appointed "job" you lose your welfare payments and are on your own.  (TNSTAAFL - There's no such thing as a free lunch.)  Normal holidays and weekends off.  Mandatory drug testing for all welfare recipients and mandatory use of birth control for all females on welfare.   If you have another kid while on assistance that's your problem, you don't get extra money. A work exception could be made for anyone in school to learn a trade and maintaining a "B" average, and their assistance payments would stop the day they got their first paycheck (rather than the day they graduated) so they'd have continuity of income. If you are caught buying or using drugs while on welfare, you loose payments and go to jail for 5 years at hard labor for fraud--if you can afford drugs you don't need assistance.

... tighten the purchasing restriction on assistance payments (like the current EBT and WIC cards).  Strongly limit their use to real food items (not junk stuff).  Prosecute anyone who sells or buy non-essential products like, cigarettes, junk or luxury foods, and booze via assistance payments.

... tighten up the abortion process.  End public funding for abortion providers. Allow abortions only if the life of the mother or the infant was in dire jeopardy, or for rape, and incest cases.  Ban "convenience" and late term/post natal abortions and put the babies up for adoption.  Too stupid or lazy to use birth control? That doesn't give you the right to murder the baby.

... end the adoption process mess and make it easier and much less expensive to adopt a child (and protect the adoptive parents from being forced to return the child after its birth mother gave them up). A simple background check and an irrevocable form would do it, with an agreement to cover the mother's prenatal care.  No need for the money grubbing lawyers.

... end quotas or preferential treatment for anyone or any group.  If you can't make it on merit and skill, tough luck.  Get training. (We'll gladly help you get reasonable basic training  via an industry sponsored job training program for various trades, with job placement after successful completion of the program.) Help would be available to anyone who needed to learn a trade and couldn't afford outside training.)  However, if you screw up, you're on your own.

... clean up the educational system mess.  No more common core/teaching to the test idiocy, CRT, women's studies, feel good subjects, political correctness, "rights," and gender classes.  End the blanket adoption of unproven and experimental educational "systems."  End the institutional emphasis on sports and focus on education. I'd bring back "reading, writing, and arithmetic," along with history, civics, social studies, geography, the responsibilities of a citizen, and our Constitution.  Then once the basics were mastered add in technology based subjects.  I'd encourage critical thinking, information gathering, problem solving, one's responsibility for one's actions and life, as well as the consequences for ones actions.  Institute mandatory safety education classes in all grades on driving, fire, firearms, drugs, and alcohol.  Institute mandatory "life education and responsibility" classes in high school prior to graduation to make sure students know how to balance a check book, make and stick to a budget, manage their money (and credit card debt), and how to do basic cooking, home/car repairs, and childcare - for both boys and girls.   All testing throughout school, and for graduation, based on realistic problem solving and the real world use of what has been taught at all grade levels rather than teaching to a test. 

.... encourage attendance at post secondary "trade schools"  rather than pushing everyone towards going to "college" for a worthless degree.     College path for outstanding students. 

... end the mainstreaming of the mentally and physically handicapped into the general school classroom population which simply disrupts the learning process.  Provide special, high quality, schooling in a separate environment on campus where they can learn and be supported without disrupting the learning process of others.  Encourage older regular students to assist in their education and acting as mentors.

... set teacher's salaries to a reasonable standard, nation wide.  If sports figures can earn millions a year for chasing a ball and scratching their crotch on the playing field, all teachers should at least get a salary that reflects their worth to our society. 

... clean up the" institutions of higher learning."  Get rid of the political activists and radicals "instructors" and return the schools to true places of higher education where science, critical thinking, research, and productive subjects are taught.

... remove almost all of those useless "Government Warnings" from food products and consumer goods.  (Nutritional labeling on bottles of water?) I don't know anyone who actually reads them and besides if you don't know that knives are sharp, that the car doesn't come with the box of cereal, that there is milk in a container of milk, candy is full of calories, that consuming alcohol impairs your judgment, that a jar of peanut butter contains peanuts, or that you shouldn't put your cell phone in the microwave, you shouldn't be allowed to roam free or reproduce.

... reform the tort system.  If you bring a suit against anyone, for any reason (including medical malpractice) and you loose, you get to pay for their legal fees.  No suits for so-called pain and suffering.  Any suit must be initially filed within 180 days of the event bringing the suit. Deliberately supply false or misleading information in your suit, off to jail you go.  Bring a suit against someone and then fail to appear in court for any reason, your suit is dismissed and you have to pay the defendant's legal expenses.  Commit a criminal act and get killed or injured in the process?  Neither you, your buddies, nor your heirs can file any suit (including the so-called "civil rights")  against the person or their families you committed the act against and who just may have shot you.  Restore common sense.  If you cut yourself with a kitchen knife, or scald your crotch with hot coffee while driving, be more careful next time.  Indemnify all companies against user's stupidity and product misuse, unless it can be proven that they deliberately deceived the public about their products.  End medical malpractice suits for anything but deliberate deception or misdeed--after all, the practice of medicine, and medications can be a risky thing.

... get the government out of the healthcare insurance business and return to the free market health insurance system, with the caveat that insurance does not mean free healthcare.  It is for extraordinary events. Everyone needs to take responsibility for their own basic well being.   Institute a graduated yearly family deductible of 2 - 5%  of the policy holder's household gross income for all (combined) medical/dental, and medicinal  payouts before insurance kicks in, but allow a higher deductible if the policy holder asks for it.  Mandate coverage for pre-existing conditions, and a no-cancel provision while under any treatment.  Allow, with the patient's consent, the use of experimental treatments/drugs and grant indemnity for the providers.  

... reign in drug price fixing and costs to what the lowest global price is, or less. (Which will help the above.)

... end the blanket, no warrant data collection and snooping on ordinary citizen's lives for any reason, by any one.  PERIOD!  No warrant for actual criminal activity, then no data collection.  SEVERE penalties for any violations.  This would also include the automatic info sharing by manufacturers and businesses that you now have to "opt out" of, after the fact.  The blanket setting would be NO SHARING of information outside of the actual parent company. Violation would get 5 years of indentured servitude or $50,000 in fines for the actual perpetrator or corporate/agency head.

... forbid the use of phone number spoofing and robo-dialers.  Require all callers to have their true identity displayed, even if their actual phone number is suppressed.

... end the "war on drugs."  Decriminalize the personal use of most drugs and then tax them like cigarettes for persons 21 or older.  However, it would be mandated that while using them or under their influence, to include under the influence of alcohol, that if you harm yourself  your medical insurance could be canceled.  If you use drugs or alcohol while on welfare you lose your payments (if you can afford these things you don't need to be on welfare).  If you harm another person while "under the influence" you get 5 years at hard labor--and I mean HARD labor on top of any other penalties.  If you kill another person while "under the influence" you get the death penalty.  If you give or sell drugs to anyone under 21 you get 15 years hard labor. You slip someone drugs without their knowledge, you get the death penalty.  YOU alone are responsible for all your actions.  No wimpy, whining, excuses any more.

... protect our citizens world-wide. If some country attacks, or harms any US property, or detains or harms any US citizens, anywhere in the world, or allows groups that do that to go unpunished, "the Marines" would be sent in to recover our citizens, arrest or terminate the leaders responsible, and destroy any infrastructure involved.  I don't care if any other country likes us, as long as they respect us and are afraid of what we can do to them if they cross us.

... encourage all companies and research organizations to study and perfect viable new technologies, especially medical and nuclear fusion power, that would truly help our country to become more self sustaining and advance the public good.  Then, once proven, gradually and affordably release such technology  into the system.

Click here for a suggested implementation of a better Bill of Rights and Responsibilities that I would implement.

So it is written, so it should be done. Can I get an "AMEN!"

I'm sure you can think of a few more ideas.
(I can hear the socialists whining, "But it isn't fairrrrrr.)

Wake up! Fair is a place you buy cotton candy and ride things.

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