{"id":19629,"date":"2023-06-20T09:14:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downsizedc.org\/?p=19629"},"modified":"2023-06-20T09:14:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:14:43","slug":"you-changed-the-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downsizedc.org\/you-changed-the-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"How you changed the rules that govern our rulers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>You can (and did) change the rules that rule our rulers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19630 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/downsizedc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/you-changed-the-rules-IMG_7731-6-1-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Give yourself a round of applause. You changed the rules that rule our rulers.<\/p>\n<h2>Wait, you changed the rules?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes. Here&#8217;s how\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives recently created a new single-subject rule. Each bill they vote on must now be about only one subject.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does that sound familiar?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This new rule was implemented during the fight to elect a new Speaker of the House. It was a concession. Kevin McCarthy promised this to some Freedom Caucus members to gain their votes. So get this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Six members of the House Freedom Caucus have been co-sponsors of our One Subject at a Time Act!<\/em> This should tell you something&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The House Freedom Caucus got the &#8220;one subject&#8221; idea from you!<\/li>\n<li>Your pressure gave them the inspiration and courage to fight for the idea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ve said it before, and we&#8217;ll say it again&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Politicians are followers, not leaders!<\/h2>\n<p>You were the leader in this case. You showed the way. They followed.<\/p>\n<p>But does that mean our work is done? Not hardly. Please understand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This new rule is NOT a law. It can and will be waived. It remains to be seen how soon and how often.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, the rule applies only to the House. It has no impact on the Senate. So this means&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>We still need to pass the One Subject at a Time Act (OSTA)<\/h2>\n<p>The good news on this front is&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rand Paul has reintroduced in the Senate &#8211; S. 287<\/li>\n<li>And now OSTA has been reintroduced yet again in the House &#8211; H.R. 91 &#8211; with a new lead sponsor, Representative Andy Biggs, a Republican for Arizona&#8217;s 5th district.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alas, the bill now has a new name in the House. It is now called&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>The One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act<\/h2>\n<p>Frankly, we like our name better, so we will stick with OSTA in all of our promotional efforts while noting in passing that the House version has a different name than the Senate version.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also done a word-for-word review of both bills, and they are substantially the same as what we originally proposed.<\/p>\n<p>So where does that leave us?<\/p>\n<h2>Downsize DC has done a lot with a little<\/h2>\n<p>So far as we know, we&#8217;re the only libertarian organization that has&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Written legislation that has been introduced in Congress.<\/li>\n<li>Caused a change in how the government operates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can add to this the powerful impact our legal briefs have had&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We alone argued to restore the property rights basis of the Fourth Amendment in the<\/li>\n<li><em>Jones<\/em> case, and the Supreme Court agreed.<br \/>\nWe also argued that campaign finance laws violate YOUR freedom of the PRESS, and the Supreme Court agreed in the <em>Citizens United<\/em> ruling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus, the courts are starting to invoke the nondelegation arguments behind our Write the Laws Act.<\/p>\n<h2>You caused real change, now you can cause more!<\/h2>\n<p>The only thing missing is funding equal to our achievements. We can achieve so much more, so please contribute or start a monthly pledge\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" align=\"center\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #b90f10; border: 1px solid #b90f10; border-radius: 6px; display: inline-block; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; text-decoration-line: none; width: 350px;\" href=\"https:\/\/downsizedc.org\/donations\/donate-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Change the Rules<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Set your own agenda,<\/p>\n<p>Jim Babka, President<br \/>\nAgenda Setters by Downsize DC<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Action: You Can Change the Rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s needed next<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[658,659,79,88,660],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How you changed the rules that govern our rulers - Downsize DC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How you changed the rules that govern our rulers. 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