written by daniel mcadams thursday november 17, 2016 one of the essential battles in the effort to move toward a more peaceful and prosperous united states is the effort to restore the proper balance among the three branches of our government. the rapid concentration of power in the executive branch has led to more wars with less congressional oversight, trampling of our civil liberties with no resistance from our representatives, and out of control military spending. contrary to what many people believe, the congressional ability to earmark spending to specific projects was an important function of the legislative branch. when earmarks were abolished, spending did not decrease. it was just hidden. we discuss the need for their return in today's liberty report: copyright <u+00a9> 2016 by ronpaul institute. permission to reprint in whole or in part is gladly granted, provided full credit and a live link are given.
memo to congress: bring back earmarks!
daniel mcadams