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Show President Ford Orders Canal Giveaway The PAGE 6 Em Dndependent Dedicated To The Constitution, Liberty, Morality, and Truth A"fr-ftArfrTfrr-- Vol. 7, No. 16 Barstow, California 92311 Resolution: TREASON COMMITTED BY SIGNERS OF DECLARATION OF INTERDEPENDENCE WHEREAS: January 30, 1976 a delegation of 10 Congressmen representing 92 House members and 32 Senators signed a Declaration Interdependence of during ceremonies held at the Hall of in Congress Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania, WHEREAS: This treasonous document calls for a new global. One World Government which subverts the Constitution of the United States and usurps the sovereignty of America, and WHEREAS: Members of Congress take a solemn oath on the Holy Bible to uphold, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies foreign and domestic, and WHEREAS: They violated their oath of office and betrayed the trust of our Founding Fathers and the people of this great nation, and WHEREAS: These Members of Congress are no longer fit to sit in their seats in the hallowed halls of Congress, NOW BE IT RESOLVED: Members of Congress who signed 1 the Declaration of to Interdependence trial in a federal court or before a Peoples tribunal to answer for their act of treason against the people of the United States of America. be brought UTAH INDEPENDENT 57 Oakland Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Pdd t Cdl LdaOty, IHsh . : : .. i . m: H 3 o - a: H H n S ck O Lets Put PROCEDURES BUDGETARY WHEREAS, $680,356,500; WHEREAS, the Utah State budget for fiscal year 1974-7-5 waa the Utah State budget for fiscal year 1975-7-6 was the Utah State budget for fiscal year 1976-7- 7 petite :les expending or supervis- -, bureaus, boards, copnlsslod and all institutions applying ing the expenditure of for State moneys and a$P$Q tlons, such Itemized estimates of I revenues and expenditufei other information in such form and at such times as he rtidirect The eetlmete for the Legislative Department as certified by the presiding officers of both Houses shall be included In the budget without revision by the Governor. The Governor may require the attendance at such meetings of representatives or Individuals applying for State appropriations. The Governor may at his discretion revise all eatimatea, except thoee relating to the Legislative Department and thoee providing for the payment of Principal and Interest to the State debt and for the salaries and expenditures specified by the Constitution or under the laws of the State. (5) The total appropriations requested for expenditures authorized by the budget must not exceed the estimated revenues from taxes, fees, and all other sourcea for the next ensuing fiscal year. For the purposes of this Act, expenditures authorized by the budget means all State expenditures, except expenditures earmarked for the Employment Security Act: If any Item of the budget as enacted shall be held Invalid upon any ground, such invalidity shall not affect the budget Itself or any other Item in it. The totel Federal revenues from whatever source expended by the State of Utah shall not exceed 30.0 percent of the total budget appropriations, nor shall any Federal funds for any program authorized for expenditure through the State clearinghouse In the State budget for budget year 1976-7-7, be transferred or otherwise used for any similar program by any political subdivision of the State of Utah, and the total amount of said Federal revenues shall be reduced annually by no less than 20 percent per annum, to be phased out completely no later than budget year 1962-8- 3. (6) WHEREAS the people of the State of Utah have determined and do declare that excessive expansion of government is not iq the best interests of the people, and that the desire of the people Is to reduce taxes, inflation and Federal control of. the State Government, and to phase out all State indebtedness; THEREFORE, hereby is established a five-yebudget ceiling of above which neither the $915,300,000 beginning fiscal year 1977-7- 8, Legislature nor the Governor shall cause to exceed. (7) All surplus In the budget shall be used to retire State bonds and State indebtedness and phase out Federal grants-in-aand revenue sharing programs. Upon completion of such phaseout programs, tax relief shall be established through a tax reduction schedule. (8) This law having been enacted by the people, no changes or additions shall be made to this law without the consent of the majority of the voters of the State of Utah at a regularly scheduled general election. (9) All provisions of this Act shall supersede and take precedence over any previous law or regulation to the contrary. If any one or more articles provisions, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found.to be unconstitutional or I nvalid, the same is hereby declared to be severable, and the balance of this part shall remain effective notwithstanding such unconstitutionality or Invalidity. The people hereby declare that they would have passed all remaining parts not declared unconstitutional, and each article, provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word thereof, irrespective of this fact that any- one or more article, provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase of word be declared unconstitutional or invalid. la 1 family of four; a very serious problem In our Stats and Nation; WHEREAS, the next state fiscal year budget will approach or ex- ceed $1,000,000,000 (One billion dollars); WHEREAS, the taxpeyers of Utah cannot afford this continued expansion In State spending; WHEREAS, the Utah State Constitution, Article I, Section 2 states "All political power Is inherent in the people.:., and they have the right to alter or reform their government as the public welfare may require...; WHEREAS, the Utah State Constitution, Article VI, Section 1, and UCA provides that the people of this State may, by Initiative and ballot, be vested with legislative power, NOW THEREFORE, the people do submit by Initiative Petition , a Utah Budgetary Procedures Act Celling to amend Section Code Annotated 1953, as amended by Chapter 207, Laws of Utah 1969; relating to budgetary procedures, providing a budget ceiling, and declaring that excessive government is not In the best Interests of the people, that the desire of the people is to reduce taxes, in: flation, Indebtedness, and federal control of State Government NOW THEREFORE, be It enacted by the People of the State of Utah Code AnUtah, being legal voters; Section 1. Section 2, notated 1953, as amended by Chapter 207, Laws of Utah 1969; Is amended to read: (1) The Governor shall, within three days after the convening of the Legislature In regular session, submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget message shall include a projection of estimated revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year thereafter. He shall submit the budget by delivering it to the presiding officer of each House of the Legislature, together with a schedule for all of the proposed appropriations of the budget, clearly itemized and clas20-11- -1 63-38-- VEILING the pilose of pftpNffli ing the budget the Governor shall from officials, Including all heads of ex Uwpro require ecutive and adminjagltlve and state institutions, this amounts to an Increase of $234,943,500 n a two-yea- r period or a 34 percent Increase; WHEREAS, this amounts to $762.00 per person, or $3,048 per WHEREAS, Inflation Is ACT (4) For $840,266J00; WHEREAS, $915,300,000; WHEREAS, April 29, 1976 A Lidl 2, 63-38-- ar sified. least thirty days prior to the Governor's submission of any such budget he shall deliver to the State's Legislative Analyst on a confidential basis, a draft copy of his proposed budget recommen(2) At kf dations. budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and estimated revenues for the ensuing year. It shall be accompanied by a statement showing the revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year next preceding; the current assets, liabilities snd reserves, surplus or deficit and the debts and funds of the State; an estimate of the State's financial condition as of the beginning and the end of the period covered by the budget; and any explanation the Governor may desire to make as to the Important features of the budget and any suggestions as to methods for the reduction of expenditures or increase of the State's revenue. The budget shall embrace an itemized estimate of the appropriations for the State Legislature as certified to the Governor by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House; for the Executive Department; for the Judicial Department; for paymentand discharge of the principal and I nterest of the indebtedness of the State of Utah; for the salaries payable by the State under the Constitution or under Law; for such other purposes as are set forth in the Constitution or under Law; and for all other appropriations. Deficit or anticipated deficits shall be included in the budget. (3) The - REGARDING THE BUDGET CEILING LAW The Budget Ceiling Law is designed to place responsible spending guidelines in the state legislature. The law requires that the present 1976-7- 7 state budget be held at that same figure for a period of five years. Such action would curtail inflation caused by increased government spending each year. In Utah the budget increase was over 34 in just a two-yeperiod, when incomes have only increased by approximately 10 in that family same period. Government spending is the greatest contributing influence to continued inflation in our nation. If only a few states would place ceilings on their spending for a ar cc 25C Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 CITIZENS for AMERICA COMMITTEE fr-fr . period, the effect on the nations economy would be felt immediately. - The budget ceiling would also require that all federal funds be phased out of the state spending over this same five-ye- ar period. This in turn would help to reduce federal spending, the other five-ye- ar major reason for inflation in our nation. As our state tax structure presently exists, we have a built-i- n increase of approximately 7 per year. These increasing tax revenues will continue to exist, even though spending will be held at its present level, thus providing additional tax monies beyond the budget needs. Continued on page 3 |