Congressional Reform
"Limiting terms, limiting the length of Congress' yearly sessions, and limiting the number (and the tenure as well) of staffers are all parts of the package [of reforming Congress]. Any one of the three can be implemented with success, but for the legislature to be wrested from the ruling class [of career politicians] and returned to the hands of the citizenry [that would be YOU], all three must be in effect." [page 81]
The Ruling Class: Inside the Imperial Congress (Abridged)
by Eric Felten (The Heritage Foundation, 1993)
Prescription for Congressional Reform
1. Limit Terms
2. Limit Sessions
3. Cut Staff
4. Limit Spending and Balance the Budget
5. Enhance the President's Role in Setting the Budget
6. Allow a Line-Item Veto
7. Make Congress Obey the Laws
8. Apply Freedom of Information
9. End the Constituent Service Racket
10. Establish Fair and Open Procedures
11. Cut Committees
[This list of eleven reforms is taken from Chapter 6.]
by Eric Felten (The Heritage Foundation, 1993)
Three more resources to help us Reform Congress NOW:
An Imperial Congress
Liberty, Order, and Justice: An Introduction to the Constitutional Principles of American Government
by James McClellan [1989] Online Library of Liberty
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