Comments on: Do We Need a National Referendum? http://forthardknox.com/2009/08/12/do-we-need-a-national-referendum/ Politically-Conservative Web 2.0 Activists Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:13:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Donna Maskell http://forthardknox.com/2009/08/12/do-we-need-a-national-referendum/comment-page-1/#comment-11537 Donna Maskell Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:23:11 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2009/08/12/do-we-need-a-national-referendum/#comment-11537 I like your rules for posting comments! I am sorry to hear we do not have access to a national referendum. But if it took a Congressional majority to get it going, it wouldn't happen anyway. I like your rules for posting comments!

I am sorry to hear we do not have access to a national referendum. But if it took a Congressional majority to get it going, it wouldn’t happen anyway.

]]> By: TXPoet http://forthardknox.com/2009/08/12/do-we-need-a-national-referendum/comment-page-1/#comment-11362 TXPoet Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:32:04 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2009/08/12/do-we-need-a-national-referendum/#comment-11362 Miss Lori, Wikipedia says, "There is no provision for the holding of referendums at the federal level in the United States; indeed, there is no national electorate of any kind. However, the constitutions of 24 states (principally in the West) and many local and city governments provide for referendums and citizen's initiatives." Although there are provisions for admending the Bill of Rights that require a direct radification. So to answer your question yes we could have a National Referendum but only if it would be drafted at the Federal Level and we have all seen what a disaster that would be. This is just one more right the progressives have removed from our arsenal and it would take a very united country to cause a turn around. Miss Lori,
Wikipedia says, “There is no provision for the holding of referendums at the federal level in the United States; indeed, there is no national electorate of any kind. However, the constitutions of 24 states (principally in the West) and many local and city governments provide for referendums and citizen’s initiatives.” Although there are provisions for admending the Bill of Rights that require a direct radification. So to answer your question yes we could have a National Referendum but only if it would be drafted at the Federal Level and we have all seen what a disaster that would be.
This is just one more right the progressives have removed from our arsenal and it would take a very united country to cause a turn around.

]]> By: Lori Burns http://forthardknox.com/2009/08/12/do-we-need-a-national-referendum/comment-page-1/#comment-11361 Lori Burns Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:39:57 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2009/08/12/do-we-need-a-national-referendum/#comment-11361 I have a serious question: Does anyone know if we can legally have a national referendum? What I would propose is that the following four things become law: 1) Term limits 2) Legislators must read all legislation before they are allowed to vote on it 3) Make earmarks illegal 4) Bills must have only related content (no sneaking union voting laws into the defense bill, for example). Think of what those four things would do to clean up the sewer that exists in Washington DC! I have a serious question: Does anyone know if we can legally have a national referendum? What I would propose is that the following four things become law: 1) Term limits 2) Legislators must read all legislation before they are allowed to vote on it 3) Make earmarks illegal 4) Bills must have only related content (no sneaking union voting laws into the defense bill, for example).

Think of what those four things would do to clean up the sewer that exists in Washington DC!

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