Fourth Continental Congress

In order to affect change within the United States, ATR has sponsored the creation of a document which addresses the challenges facing the country. To this end a draft document has been created. If you are interested in collaborating in the creation of this document contact greg.wilburn@gmail.com.

Breaking the Cycle

When I was a boy my father used to take me to the Post Exchange, military version of Walmart, and would often play with typewriters, typing the same saying to test the keyboard: Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. As a kid I adopted the same habit, never realizing the impact it would have on my life. Over the last 15 years I have watched the Bureaucrats destroy this country one law at a time. How did we let this happen?

That question has led me to study the true meaning of a republic, ultimately leading me to ways to correct the disease of bureaucracy. Simply put, there are some simple steps to create meaningful change. They are:

1. The President gets one 6-8 year term, not reelection. This makes him/her focus on the tasks at hand, not take a year to campaign.
2. Term limits for Congressmen – They should have two terms of six years.
3. Term limits for Supreme Court judges – One term of 10 years
4. Create a federal consumption based flat tax program – We know the historical amount of money raised through the IRS and can levy a consumption based tax which can remove the deficit over a 20-30 year period.
5. Create one military force which has specialties based on military role. This allows each soldier to have a common background, rank, equipment and structure.

These steps will allow us to be run more efficient and effective, limiting the bureaucrats power over the common citizen and make them focus on making good decisions while they can.