My New Year's Resolutions for the Federal Government

1)  Abolish lame-duck sessions of Congress or seat the new Congress immediately after the election.
2)  Transition to a Flat or Fair-Tax (NOT a V.A.T.); eliminate the graduated income, estate and capital gains taxes.
3)  Go back on the gold standard.
4)  Abolish anchor babies, seal the borders and enforce the immigration laws currently on the books.
5)  Give the President the line-item veto.
6)  All new bills in Congress will be one bill, one topic, one vote.
7)  All bills in Congress must explicitly cite the Article 1, Section 8 authority for any new government program, spending or legislation.  (Hint: ObamaScare, Social Security and Medicare; just to name a few, have none)
8)  Adhere to the strict, limited and original text and meaning of the Interstate Commerce Clause.
9)  Abolish the unconstitutional precedent of executive branch agencies implementing rules, fees, fines and penalties.  Only Congress can make law and there is no provision in the Constitution for Congress to delegate that authority.
10)  The Constitution requires that the President be a natural-born United States of America citizen, but makes no process for certifying that stipulation.  Congress should enact legislation that requires prospective presidential candidates to certify their birth status by a legally recognized method to their respective party officials, to Congress, to the Supreme Court, to the State Governors and legislatures and to the people at large through the media prior to their nominating convention. 
11)  All legislation must treat all citizens, companies and institutions equally; no special treatment, no special punishment, no special sweetheart deals and no exceptions for anyone.
12)  All members of the federal government; whether elected, appointed, contracted or hired shall be equally subject to all laws of this country.  Period.
13)  Audit the Federal Reserve and abolish its autonomous authority over our currency.