Monthly Archives: August 2023

After Labor Day how many of us citizens will be celebrating September 17th, Constitution Day? That’s the day the Constitution’s final signature was achieved establishing our democratic republic. Why not change Constitution Day observance to the first Tuesday in November? The September 17th date is symbolic anyway. Doing so would make Constitution Day coincide with the biennial federal elections and we could celebrate both events as a national holiday.

Just think, what better way to reflect on the importance of our Constitution than to exercise the right to vote on the same holiday, free of work pressure. This simple action would encourage greater voter turnout and an increased awareness of the elements of the Constitution.

The synergism of these two important events occurring on the same day would serve as a reminder of the fundamental values that our nation was founded upon, and the rights, freedoms, and liberty we as citizens enjoy.

Members of Congress can set into motion the opportunity for citizens of this great country to honor both its Constitutional foundations and the ability to exercise those freedoms by combining these two events into one and being able to vote without constraints on the same day.

It is a simple step for Congress to create this combined event honoring democracy! If you concur, let your Congressional representatives know!

THE FUTURE BEGINS TODAY!

Gil Eisner DOLLARBILLBRIGADE.COM 8/27/2023

This supermajority conservative “hand picked” Federalist Society set of justices will serve out their term as lifetime appointees since they were appointed under “lifetime term” legislation.  

Just think of the damage to our freedoms and how much this majority can “soil” our Constitution, the rule of law, judicial ethics, and our democracy while serving out their lifetime appointments.

There is a solution and that is to have the next congressional session dilute the super majority by revising the hundred fifty year old 1869 Judiciary Act.  They can increase the Supreme Court to 13 members, require a 2/3 vote in decisions (OK 60%), and limit terms to 25 years.  

Revising the Act could also include an ethics code, public transparency and any other updating to bring the Justice system into the 21st century.  

All we need to do is vote for a Congress that works for the American public.

THE FUTURE BEGINS TODAY!

gil eisner  8/21/23 DOLLARBILL BRIGADE

The 2024 Presidential election presents a possibility that third party candidates may play a significant role in determining the next President of the United States.  According to the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution, if no presidential candidate receives 50%+1 of the Electoral College Electors vote, each state in the House of Representatives has one vote which can be voted for one of the candidates.  When a candidate receives 50%+1 of the House’s state votes, the House of Representatives will have determined the next President of the United States.  This was the case in the election of 1824.

2024 may recreate that situation which occurred in the 1824 election where multiple presidential candidates divided the electoral votes so that  no candidate met the requirement of a 50%+1 vote majority to become President.  The selection of the President then became the responsibility of the House of Representatives in accordance with the Constitution’s Twelfth Amendment. Each state of the House of Representatives then voted their single vote choice until a 50%+1 majority vote was obtained for one of the eligible candidates.  In the 1824 election the House selected as President a candidate who was neither the choice of the popular vote or had received the highest electoral votes.

The effect of well funded and popular third party candidates can play havoc with the Electoral College vote system, especially in thin margin key states.  It is possible that no candidate will receive the 50%+1 of the electoral votes and the president will be determined by 26 state votes of the House of Representatives.  This historic election will determine whether the future of the United States will still be  a democracy or become an autocracy and who makes that determination.  Only time and you the voters will tell.

THE FUTURE BEGINS TODAY!

Gil Eisner 8/6/2023 DOLLARBILLBRIGADE.COM