Once again, Congress is embroiled in a year-end fiscal fiasco over its failure to carry out its constitutional duty and responsibility under U.S. Constitution, Article I Section 8 in a responsible manner. The failure of Congress to provide for the timely and orderly funding of the federal government demonstrates a fundamental lack of basic Congressional competence. Furthermore, it is a betrayal of Congress’s fiduciary obligation to exercise and carry out its constitutional authority under Article I, Section 8 for the general welfare of the people of the United States — not for the benefit of Members of Congress, party politics, special interests, government bureaucracies, or politically motivated earmarks.
Moreover, it is false, misleading, and fraudulent for Congress to call a massive omnibus bill that increases, expands or adds new federal spending a “continuing resolution.” A continuing resolution that allows the federal government to function at current levels of spending for a limited, specified period of time does not require a massive omnibus bill over hundreds of pages long. All it requires is a brief bill written in simple, plain English that authorizes the federal government to continue operating at current levels of funding for a limited, specified period of time.
Members of Congress should be ashamed and embarrassed by their failure to carry out their constitutional duty and responsibility under U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8 in a timely and orderly manner. Members of Congress should be ashamed and embarrassed by their false, misleading and fraudulent use of a continuing resolution to increase, expand, and add to federal spending.
The American people should hold their elected Members of Congress (regardless of party affiliation) responsible and accountable for (1) Congress’ repeated failure to fund the federal government in a timely and orderly manner, and (2) Congress’ false, misleading and fraudulent use of continuing resolutions to increase, expand, and add to federal funding. If the American people do not do so, they will continue to suffer the serious, negative consequences of repeated Congressional fiscal incompetence and shenanigans for many more years to come.
