% A Modest Proposal Tor Improving The Form Of

A Modest Proposal Tor Improving The Form

Of Goifyrnment In The United States \ ;

‘ For a nation confused by conflicting influences exerted "by several disconnected arms of the government, and further, beset with revenue problems at a time of unprecedented prosperity, we have a modest proposal to make. This proposal, we are confident, will not only result in the : * various branches of government being brought into immediate harm|ony, but quite probably will also ease the financial concerns of an insolvent treasury. The matter is such a simple one, really, that we are surprised it has not been suggested before/ \ . We propose the immediate dissoution of the two legislative bodies in Washingtop that constitute the United States Congress. It is generally best, when offeripg a novel ■proposition, to ease into it, paving the way, so. to speak/ ' before thrusting it upon the world for naked inspection. .However, we feel it has been so thoroughly and convincingly ’demonstrated in the past five years that the Supreme , Court* cah out legislate congress, that this idea needs no preliminary build-up. Without requiring a bit of help from either Senate or House, the Supreme Court has passed bigger, lajws and iporeTSi them in less time than the cumbersome, expensive congress. These Supreme Court laws are .styled “The Law Of The Land," and must be approached with a reverence somewhat akin to the papal bull of old, for unlike a congress passed law, they are * immediately enforceable by armed might, and cannot be declared unconstitutional. We admit sometimes these laws are not as clear aw they might be, witness the resultant two-to-one holding of a tower Federal Court last week in a Virginia Case based on a Supreme Court law, hut, then it must be remembered, the Supreme Court has only been in the leg- ‘ islative business a mere, four* or five years. We are confident that with more experience, the quality of laws passed by the Supreme Court will improve.,.

The ojne bad ’feature in our proposal so far is that under it, we Would be governed by appointed men, and, not by men elected by the people. Here is a problem easily rectified. Wjs should elect the Supreme Court Justices who pass ourlaws. In that way a dictatorial form of government ca. j be avoided. j . . , ■'' j As too the- manner of electing these J.udges, we already! have an excellent preedent. To satisfy populous states, we should wVe one group elected on the basis of representation, aridlto satisfy the less populous states, we should have another group elected on he basis of territory. The two groupsj mowing some conflict of interests, would meet in; separate room. Obviously the Supreme Court Chambers would Wt be large enough, but then there would be the vacant icapitol building. And the Supreme Court Chambers? ; They might be rented out- for additional income, or used for storage of surplus goods, or perhaps the WAC or WAVE headquarters.. Surely we eould find some use for them, i 1 • • ' r,

The I advantages of this proposal must by . now, be obvious. Here we had hundreds of Senators and Representslingering

about with little to do but conduct investiga*

and the Court had almost out lawed that activity,

iseless host we have dispensed with.* Think of the

that will be saved! Here is our chance to balance'

Iget and solve our fiscal troubles. Furthermore it-can

irly seen that with only the Supreme Court to ^>as6

(nd the President to enforce them, and no congress to

i, practically all conflict will cease leaving total; fives 1 fions. This mone; the b be cl laws interfi harm

between the two branches of the government. !

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