With pork barrel spending as the divergence of what is and what is not,
a recent Wall Street Forecast Anchor brought up the scenario that "The
Freedom of Information Act" should extend into anyone seeing what goes
into the makings of a Bill before Congress gets to vote on it. The Wall
Street insider also pointed out that since there's a huge dilemma with
"Special Interest Lobby" manipulation, seeing an elected officials'
calender that shows who they meet with should also be on the agenda.
As just another form of manipulation that will disguise and get
disguised, if our elected officials are vetted as outstanding citizens
above the rest, an open free government should be based on merit and
not coarse impurities. Besides, the very problem with the Wall Street
Insiders' projection is that it's unconstitutional because it
specifically states in the Constitution that, "
and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place".
The reality is that all members of Congress are elected of the people,
by the people, and for the people of their constituency and bringing
monies back to their States payed into the Federal Government are
supposed to return at "equal protection". It's why they go to D.C. in
the first place; to protect the rights of the people in their State
Communities who are the people who pay all the monies in the first
place.
Without excluding the rights of our political savvy at the same time
cutting through the pork that bogs down the passage of very much needed
implementation(s),
as the focal point cutting right to the meat and
potatoes of "equal protection" would better promote practical ways and
means along the lines of keeping "Amendments" associated with the base
structure of a Bill including exact opposition for excess "earmark" spending
already going to well funded associations.
In a time when Appropriations Bills should reflect what's "Good for the
Entire Country", allocations should include specific language that says
if an entity gets a grant/loan/investment to keep businesses on the path
of staying in business, that grant/loan/investment should entail interest w/ 15% of
re-payments in the least to be directed into funding America's "green products and/or goods and services" to assist in stabilities application for it's own entity growth.
Example:
A BILL
To promote the all of the above energy independence of the United States, for the purpose thereof.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the all of the above energy independence Act of 2008.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND GOALS.
The purpose of this Act is to provide support for projects and activities to facilitate all of the above energy independence of the United States so as to ensure that--
(1) 30 percent of commercial transportation energy needs of the United States are supplied by domestic natural gas by calender year 2020; and
(2) 30 percent of other fuel energy needs of the United States are supplied by domestic battery fuel cell sources by calendar year 2020; and
(3) 30 percent of other fuel energy needs of the United States are supplied by domestic bio-fuels by calender year 2020; and
(4) all other current energy supplies of the United States be hereby enacted without moratorium to promote sustaining stability as well as provide fail safe contingencies with reserves that may not be feasible for current productions; and
(5) all but 20 percent of the energy needs of the United States are supplied by non-fossil fuel sources excluding natural gas for domestic commercial transportation purposes by calender year 2040; and
(6) all local, state, and federal government vehicle energy needs of the United States are supplied by natural gas, battery fuel cell and/or bio-fuels by calender year 2040.
SEC. 3. ENERGY POLICY COMMISSION.
(1) IN GENERAL- There is established a commission, to be known as the National Commission on energy independence (referred to in this section as the Commission).
(2) MEMBERSHIP- The Commission shall be composed of 15 members, of whom--
(A) 3 shall be appointed by the President;
(B) 3 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
(C) 3 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
(D) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(E) 3 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(A) IN GENERAL- The President shall designate 2 co-chairpersons from among the members of the Commission appointed.
(B) POLITICAL AFFILIATION- The co-chairpersons
designated under subparagraph (A) shall not both be affiliated with the
same political party.
(4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT- Members of the Commission
shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(A) TERM- A member of the Commission shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.
(B) VACANCIES- Any vacancy in the Commission--
(i) shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and
(ii) shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(b) Purpose- The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of the energy policy of the United States by--
(1) reviewing relevant analysis of the current short and long-term energy policy of, and conditions in, the United States;
(2) identifying grant/loan/investment allocations implemented
for the specific directional purpose in re-circulation of re-allocations, for
further support of supplies and/or goods and services from United
States suppliers to promote growth that may continually re-strengthen the achievement by the United States of short and
long-term energy policy goals, for the specific purpose of all of the above energy independence; and
(3) providing House oversight committees analyzed potential
solutions to problems that threaten the short and long-term ability of
the United States to achieve these herein all of the above energy policy goals; and
(4) providing recommendations that will ensure, to the minimum intent practicable for maximum extent, that the energy policy goals of the United States are achieved.
(c) Report and Recommendations-
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than December 31 of each of
calendar years 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 the Commission shall submit
to Congress and the President a report on the progress of United States
in meeting that term energy policy goal of all of the above energy independence, including a detailed statement of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission.
(2) LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE- If a recommendation submitted
under paragraph (1) involves legislative action, the report shall
include proposed legislative language to carry out the action.
(d) Commission Personnel Matters-
(1) STAFF AND DIRECTOR- The Commission shall have a staff headed by an Executive Director.
(2) STAFF APPOINTMENT- The Executive Director may
appoint such personnel as the Executive Director and the Commission
determine to be appropriate.
(3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS- With the approval of the
Commission, the Executive Director may procure temporary and
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code.
(A) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES-
(i) IN GENERAL- Upon the request of the
Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, without
reimbursement, any of the personnel of the Federal agency to the
Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
(ii) NATURE OF DETAIL- Any detail of a Federal
employee under clause (i) shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the
civil service status or privileges of the Federal employee.
(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE- Upon the request of the
Commission, the head of a Federal agency shall provide such technical
assistance to the Commission as the Commission determines to be
necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission.
(1) IN GENERAL- The Commission shall have reasonable
access to materials, resources, statistical data, and such other
information from Executive agencies as the Commission determines to be
necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission.
(2) FORM OF REQUESTS- The co-chairpersons of the
Commission shall make requests for access described in paragraph (1) in
writing, as necessary.
SEC. 4. ENERGY AMENDMENT POLICY.
Purposeful Amendments of this Act are limited to provide tax and other incentive(s) support for job(s) stabilization and infrastructure(s) revitalization to facilitate the all above energy independence of the United States so as to ensure that--
(1) all United States based Companies shall find sufficient support from homeland resources of American ingenuity; and
(2) any threats against this Bill shall be circumvented of any and all crisis via herein predetermined structure(s).
Post script:
Allegedly more money is being payed out than ever before because the Baby-Boomers are reaching retirement and/or etc.