Exploding Propaganda Series (Part 2 of 7): Section 1's Pay-As-You-Go Spending Limit
The Compact for a Balanced Budget advances a specific Balanced Budget Amendment that you can read today, and which four states have already contractually committed to ratify. Read it here.
Nevertheless, the opposition does not think the Amendment does enough. They usually start by attacking Section 1 of the seven section Amendment. They criticize it they do not think it is a big deal that the section limits federal spending at all times to cash from taxation (and non-borr
George Mason Would be Proud!
George Mason University’s Institute for Humane Studies just launched its new national debt reform page and a huge chunk of the content they use is ours! It includes our podcasts, Dr. Sven Larson’s recent debt analyses, and a number of our blogs. Check it out! With 4 states joining the compact, endorsements from George Will, Judge Napolitano, Allen West, and Grover Norquist, plus the Center-Right academe now joining the fold, I think it is safe to say we’re on the right track!
Exploding Propaganda Series (Part 1 of 7): The Problem with Enforcing the Constitution As It Is
The opposition to the state-originated constitutional amendment movement often starts off by saying, the "Constitution is not the problem, elected officials are." The truth is that both are the problem. But it is important to be especially honest about the flaws in the Constitution as it currently exists. The Constitution as it currently exists allows for limitless spending, limitless taxation of any kind (reinforced by the 16th Amendment and as interpreted by the Roberts Cou
FreedomWorks' Ted Abram Endorses the Compact for a Balanced Budget!
FreedomWorks' Ted Abram endorses the Compact for a Balanced Budget! Here's how Ted describes himself: Personal freedom for humanity is my pursuit. A world with free-people thinking, speaking, creating, producing, competing and exchanging ideas advances the world of commerce, science and art. Personal freedom includes personal responsibility and respect for the freedom of all people. A retired Oregon judge, I was a member of the Peace Corps in Guatemala and Liberia, West Afric
Sen. Curtis Olafson Joins the Team!
We're thrilled to announce that Sen. Curtis Olafson has joined the Compact for America Educational Foundation team as our Vice President of State Alliances! You can watch Sen. Olafson talk about the importance of fixing the national debt with "external discipline" here and here. Retired North Dakota State Senator Curtis Olafson is Vice President of State Alliances with Compact for America Educational Foundation, Inc. and on the Advisory Council of Compact for America, Inc. He
Oklahoma's Liberty Talk Radio Revisits the Compact for America Initiative
CFAEF President Nick Dranias talks to Joe Cristiano about the Compact for a Balanced Budget effort underway and why liberty lovers should join the movement. #CFARadioCoverage #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #articleveducation #compactforamericacorepriniciples
C4A Live Episode 9: Byron Schlomach Gives Millennials a Taste of Greece
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats wth CFAEF Council of Scholars member and economist Dr. Byron Schlomach, State Policy Director for the 1889 Institute, on why we don't want a taste of Greece. Byron Schlomach, PhD Director of State Policy – 1889 Institute (Oklahoma) Formerly the Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity – Goldwater Institute Byron Schlomach has worked in and around state government for 18 years, developing expertise in a variety of areas, including transpo
