Campaign Platform for Robert Beers (SC‑1)
As your candidate for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, Robert Beers is leading a bold campaign to restore constitutional balance—empowering Congress, restraining executive authority, and safeguarding our democracy:
1. Emergency Powers Reform
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Sunset Clause: Amend the National Emergencies Act to require President-declared emergencies to expire after 30 days unless Congress votes to extend them.
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IEEPA Limits: Repurpose the proposed Article One Act to ensure any national-security tariff or designation via IEEPA needs explicit congressional approval.
2. Reclaiming Tariff Authority
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Trade Review Act (2025): Require all proposed tariffs to be approved or rejected by Congress within 60 days.
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Repeal Sections 232 & 301: End open-ended trade authority from outdated statutes.
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WTO Compliance: Enforce mandatory congressional review before leaving trade agreements.
3. Reinforcing War Powers
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Strengthen WPR: Automatic military funding cutoff after 60 days without congressional authorization.
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No More Permanent Wars Act: End continuous war authorizations like the 2001 AUMF.
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48‑Hour Notification: Require immediate notification and congressional approval for cyber/covert ops over 30 days.
4. Executive Order Oversight
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REINS Act Expansion: Any executive order costing over $100 million must be ratified by Congress within 60 days or it expires.
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CRA Modernization: Ensure swift congressional overturn of midnight regulations.
5. Budget Control & Spending Power
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Revive Impoundment Control Act: Prevent presidential freezes of congressionally approved spending.
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Ban Creative Spending Cuts: Close loopholes like “programmatic delays” masquerading as lawful abstentions.
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Debt Ceiling Leverage: Tie increases to permanent reforms in emergency and war powers.
6. Oversight Enhancements
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Fast‑Track Contempt: Allow Congress to sue non-responding officials in D.C. courts.
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GAO Suits: Empower the Government Accountability Office to challenge executive violations (e.g., foreign gifts).
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IG Protections: Shield Inspectors General from political removal.
7. Appointments & Vacancies Reform
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Enforce Vacancies Act: Restrict acting roles beyond 120 days without Senate confirmation.
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End De Facto Leadership Avoidance: Close loopholes that bypass Senate approval.
8. Congressional Self-Assertion
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Freeze Non-Essential Legislation: Halt unrelated bills until reforms on emergencies, tariffs, war, and budget are passed.
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Opportunity for National Debate: Host televised congressional debates on these reforms.
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Commission Creation: Establish a bipartisan panel to recommend further reassertions of congressional authority.
🧭 Why Vote Beers?
Robert Beers brings principled leadership to SC’s coastal communities. He believes:
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Congress should legislate budgets, tariffs, wars—not the President.
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Executive order power must be checked to protect liberty and ensure accountability.
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We must halt unchecked permanent war authorizations and reassert representative democracy.
It’s not partisanship—it’s constitutional fidelity.
📣 Make Your Voice Heard
➡️ Vote Robert Beers for Congress—if you believe our democracy is built on balance, checks, and the rule of law.
➡️ Support reforms that restore congressional power and prevent executive overreach in Charleston and beyond.
Sources: Brennan Center (emergency powers), Cato Institute (tariff reform), War Powers Resolution, Article One Act proposals, GAO authority expansions, Vacancies Act guidance apnews.com+12protectdemocracy.org+12govinfo.gov+12congress.gov.
