In our 51st episode of the Insanity Chronicles, we’ll have a look at the insanity of the method of Congressional spending. Keep in mind, insanity is a state of being mentally ailing, severely, extraordinarily silly habits, and a type of frenzied or chaotic exercise. Let us take a look at some actually maddening issues in in the present day’s Congress the place they do not even know what they’re voting on.
In December, the Home launched a 5,593 web page COVID reduction invoice and instructed Home members they’d two hours to learn it earlier than voting. Should you learn on the charge of 1 web page per minute and by no means take a break, it will take over 90 hours to learn the Invoice. That is not counting taking notes and comprehending what you learn.
In 2011 the typical e book was 473 pages. Within the newest numbers from 2017, the web page rely of the typical e book is 267 pages. Take into consideration the ‘stimulus’ invoice talked about above. To repeat, it’s 5,593 pages, which might be letter-size pages, not e book dimension. For the sake of debate, if the stimulus invoice have been put within the common e book, it will develop into 21 books.
So fellow residents, ask for a replica earlier than they vote to indebt our great-grandchildren with a $1.4 trillion burden. Right here they arrive with a field of books that may fill 5 of your youngsters’ backpacks. Give them a fast learn. It could be like going to your mechanic for an issue together with your automotive, and he fingers you a 50-page checklist of issues that should be carried out. He says, look it over; you bought 5 minutes, and the fee is on the final web page $100 grand. These are the individuals’ we the individuals’ elected.
The Appropriations Clause of Article I, Part 9 of the Structure clearly requires and requires transparency. We reside within the Web age; all the pieces is accessible to anybody with a pc and a bit information of the place to look. That’s all the pieces however the goings-on of the ruling class we have allowed to take over Washington.
Our unique Structure, written by good males, was captured on simply 4 pages. Even with Amendments, it solely fills a pamphlet. Right now, the women and men we’ve got in Congress, who aren’t worthy of modifying the works of Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin, need to ‘cancel’ them. They need to destroy their historical past whereas driving our as soon as thriving Republic from the face of the earth.
Senator Rand Paul, considered one of perhaps two Congressman in the present day worthy of the title, stated this, “Too usually in Congress, laws is shoved via with out hearings, amendments or debate. If we’re to reply to the American individuals, we should pay shut consideration to the laws we cross.”
The yr 2020 will go down in historical past because the yr our Republic died. The American individuals are too busy, too uneducated within the Structure and the distinction between a Republic and a Democracy to care. We’re content material to specific our outrage at Colin Kapernaek and his destruction of the NFL however cannot wait until subsequent Sunday to observe them play in empty stands with crowd noise piped in. Honey, be sure you get the chips and dips and remember your masks. Mucking Fadness at its most interesting.
Might we wake from this insanity earlier than it is too late. I want you good well being, and till subsequent time, have enjoyable, take pleasure in life, and be careful for the insanity amongst us. It is 2020; go searching; it is outrageous.