It routinely tramples on the rights of individuals and encroaches on issues that should be left to the states to decide. The laboratories of democracy have become nothing more than satellite offices of the federal government...
The Executive Branch has assumed legislative and judicial powers by issuing thousands of regulations in which a federal agency assumes the role of judge, jury and executioner. All of this is in direct conflict with the prinicples of separation of powers and checks and balances...
The Supreme Court has taken upon itself the authority to dictate public policy as opposed to interpreting the Constitution as it was originally written. Enshrining judicial activism decisions for years to come...
Career politicians get elected by claiming to have one set of principles then abandon those principles the moment they cross their state lines. With huge campaign war chests they reap the benefits of policies they sow, fertilized with tax payer money...
Some groups and individuals believe that ALL OF THIS is going to be corrected by making sure that expenses equal revenue in the federal budget? I don't think so. Requiring Congress to balance their budget is not enough.
Bolder steps must be taken to return power to its rightful owners: the people.
This is why Rampart Media is proud to endorse the Convention of States Project. This is the only grassroots movement that is offering real solutions to the problems our nation face. And that solution is simple: an Article V Convention of States for the purpose of imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, reducing the jurisdiction and scope of the federal government, and term limits.
I encourage you to watch the below video and then sign up to volunteer with the Convention of States here
The founders of this country gave us a way to fight back against an all powerful central government. Let's use it.