December 2011
8 posts
Credit Reports
So under the FACT Act, you get a free credit report each year from each of the major credit rating agencies. At AnnualCreditReport.Com you enter basic info, and then it gives you a link to each agency to get your report.
Cool. Except…
To verify identity, the report asks you a series of questions about things supposedly only you would know. And it also asks you things you don’t even...
The Grant and Franklin Project
In Republic, Lost and in the New York Times, I have described a version of small dollar funded elections that I have called “The Grant and Franklin Project.” Here’s a brief statement of the plan.
Assumption: Every voter pays at least $50 to the Federal Treasury in the form of taxes of some kind (income, payroll, etc.) (see, e.g., this JTC report).
The Plan:
The first $50 of...
A modification to the Proposed 28th Amendment
Consistent with the brilliant call by Rootstrikers.org, I have modified Publius’ proposed 28th Amendment to assure that at least the First Amendment would not be construed to grant to any non-natural person (i.e., a corporation) any “unalienable” (as the Declaration puts it) rights. The added text in ¶2 is as follows:
Nor shall the First Amendment be construed to vest in any...
WatchPart two of my interview on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
WatchPart one of my interview on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Notes on the Proposed 28th Amendment
The Amendment that Publius proposed has some thought behind it, not all of which is apparent on the surface. Here are some notes, tied to each paragraph.
For the purpose of securing the independence of the legislative and executive branches, Congress shall:
Preambles haven’t had much success in our constitutional tradition (see, for example, the Court’s complete failure to pay...
Proposed 28th Amendment beta v.9
I hear that Publius submitted this to Dylan Ratigan’s Great 28 Debate: (slight but important edits inspired by fantastic feedback from souls from #occupyDC) : 12/15/11) (for version history, see the protected version of this at the lessig-wiki).
For the purpose of securing the independence of the legislative and executive branches, Congress shall: (1) fund federal elections publicly,...