My Presidential Campaign…..
O.K. I’m not really running for President, but there are a lot things I sure would like to see changed, so here is my mock campaign promises!
1. If elected I will ask Congress to draft and pass laws that states any law passed by the Congress must apply to all citizens including members of congress, and all elected officials including the President and Vice President. I will promise to sign it the day it is passed!
2. I will press that election laws be drafted that would require anyone running for office, once elected, to submit to a full forensic audit. Once their personal wealth was determined, they would have to sign a document stating that after their term in office, any gain in net worth of more than 10% would have to be submitted to the general fund. In other words you can no longer come to Washington to leave filthy rich!!!!
3. I would require a balanced budget and a plan that would “assure” the reduction of the national debt over a 10 year period of time. All options are on the table.
4. Any out and out lie told to the American people by any office holder, if caught and it could be proven, would be cause for an immediate expulsion from office and the loss of their pension. That would strike fear in the entire District!
5. On the subject of pensions, all federal office holders would be in the Social Security system, no exceptions. I bet they would fix it then!!!!!
6. After a solid, holes free policy is established, (Congress will have 6 months to do this), Any person on welfare will have a period of two years to train and seek employment. Except in the most extreme circumstances, Welfare will be cancelled after the two year period. All government assistance programs would go under a full review.
7. I would require a flat tax of some type that taxes all citizens regardless of income, at the same rate. No loopholes so that the exceedingly wealthy can get out of taxes and no free ride for low income. After the welfare clean-up program ended, I think it could be considered to tax the truly poor, at lower rate. My goal would be to reduce the numbers of the truely poor significantly. After all these years since the Johnson administration and the War on Poverty, we have more poor than ever before, we’re loosing that war!!!!!
8. The day I took office I would call in the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military. I would ask for a master plan for defeating terrorism, at home an abroad. I would say my number one goal was the eradication of Isis. I would say “all” options were on the table. There would be few limits on what our soldiers could do in war, with the exception of human cruelty!
9. I would ask the Boarder Patrol to close the borders and return to a immigration policy as before the current madness. I would ask for my advisors to find the most humane way to deal with the 20,000,000, 30,000,000 or 40,000,000 illegal aliens that are currently in the U.S. There would no longer be mass entrance into the U.S. without proper immigration policies followed.
10. I would ask for a plan be studied to fix our monetary policy, which might involve not renewing the Federal Reserve Board’s Charter, since they’ve done such a bang up job!
11. I would state, “God Bless America” as often as possible, I would try to lead by example and personally put an end to political correctness.
12. I would ask the American people to pray for America, and would support and attend the National Day of Prayer breakfasts. I would respect others right to believe as they wish, and protect those rights, but I would no longer allow the Christian community to be the brut of punishment.
Wow and a lot of other cool things!!!
If you don’t agree with any of this, don’t bother responding, I’m not in the mood for it!!!!! Burning the Jordanian pilot alive, has my dander way up!!!!!!
Blessings,
President Pilgrim
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Practical accountability in leadership. Sign me up.
Thanks, now I just need 100 million more!
I’d vote for you!
The start of a landslide victory!!!!
You have my vote.
It’s on!!!!
You’d have my vote. And I’d bet you could come up with some ideas to do something about those who have chosen to not work but demand benefits.
Thought about it a lot! Not against helping anyone who “truly” needs it! Just hate to stand in the grocery store behind someone dressed better than me, a fill cart including cigarettes, pay with a food stamps card, and then get in a newer car than mine!
The welfare mess we are in is a monster we created. Ironically FDR put people to work, rebuilt the economy and preserved human dignity by not handing out welfare checks but by rebuilding our infrastructure. I spent many years as a welfare fraud prosecutor. We have a system that encourages fraud and dependence by essentially bribing people not to riot instead of assessing individual needs and goals and then addressing them. Many of the second world countries, learning from our mistakes, enter into pacts with the poor to provide meaningful assistance in exchange for achieving certain goals — in other words, welfare is a partnership. The goal should be to get someone employable and becoming a taxpayer so what we provide in assistance should be individual needs based rather than formula based. And Obamacare is still full of holes, even if you believe in it. That’s because we have many “working poor” who do not qualify for health care benefits — taxpaying people. In fact, we “punish” those who want to work because if they exceed the poverty line in income then they are cut off. That means a lot of people who intentionally limit their earnings to qualify for Medicaid. We need to be encouraging people to work, not punishing them. This is one area where both parties got it wrong.
There you have it folks, from a man who knows!!!!!
And Bill, let’s add to the list enforcement of antitrust laws, rewarding businesses that grow jobs in our economy and punishing those who don’t, taking care of our service members and veterans and making meaningful steps toward ending all dependence on Mideast oil. We have the ability to make gas from coal (about $1/gallon). We need to take care of America first.
Want to be my VP candidate????
Definitely need a flat tax….and maybe term limits. Also no deficit spending unless a true emergency exists. Also eliminate the debt, for sure.
Isn’t America great, with you guys I’ve already got a cabinet!
Honestly, it’s pretty shocking that average Americans let this go on year after year (corrupt, power hungry politicians, wasteful/fraudulent spending, huge debts, etc). I suspect much of it is related to apathy and people just don’t pay attention or really care unless somehow it directly affects them.
It is sad and tragic, you’re right!
Please, please, please do reconcider. We could begin your campaign early. And, best of all, when you are elected, we could bring the Lords Prayer back in the schools and “Merry Christamas” would be the greeting during the Christmas Season rather than ” Season’s Greetings”. That would be such a blessing!
It’s tempting!
Make sure your name gets on the ballot. You’ve got my vote. Wondering who would you have in your Cabinet?
What are you doing for the next 6 years?
Impressive platform, Bill! You would have my vote!
I appreciate that, but I think I’ve expressed what many of my fellow citizens have been thinking!
Lets add term limits – like you said – men and women should go to Washington to serve their country not become millionaires. You’ve got my vote!!
You bet.
Hi bill,
Hope you include something in there about the Sanctity of Marriage, Sanctity of Life, Religious Freedom.
God bless America,God bless America,God bless America.
I needed to say that.
You bet, a very strong part of my belief system, on the 14th Sherelene and I celebrate 45 years of a legendary marriage! * That’s my opinion!
Got my vote!
Thanks my friend, will you serve in the cabinet?
Awesome. I’d like to see number 3 made into an amendment to the constitution. That way once it’s fixed future politicians can’t go screw it up again.
Good idea, is your schedule up to sit on the Sipreme Court?
I think another idea would be to not let any law be passed have more words in it than the Constitution. These 2000 page bills are that only so everybody can put their piece of Pork in it so they would vote for whatever. If our Government is based on just a few words I can’t see why we can’t pass laws without so many words. Too many words and too many lawyers.
Another great one!!!!
Got my vote too!!! 🙂
Thanks Anna, got hundred million friends?
This was too good, I had to share it on my facebook page Bill! Well stated, but the problem is it all makes way too much sense! I’m willing to work for you if you run! Love you brother!
Love you man, and you’re right , it does make to much sense for Washington!
Awesome! You have my vote as well.