Propose Amendments to the Constitution

Section 1: No elected member of the legislative or executive branch shall accept money, in-kind donations, offers of employment or anything of value from non-citizens of the United States. Section 2. Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be...

Elect the president by popular vote.

Whereas Members of the House of Representatives, Senators, and the President and Vice-President are elected by the People: 1. No person except a Citizen of the United States entitled to vote in a federal election shall make any financial...

The day of the election for President of the Unites States every 4th year should be a Federal holiday to ensure that all who wish to vote will be able to do so. This will eliminate much of the party gamesmanship and ensure that the people can...

Article 1: Only living, human beings are allowed to make donations (i.e. be a "donor") to a political campaign of any person running for office or potentially running for office. Article 2: Congress may not limit the amount any donor may donate....

Thomas Jefferson felt it might be good for our nation to have a new revolution every twenty years or so, believing this would provide necessary changes in a timely manner; it would seem he was already familiar with the propensity of institutions,...

Every four years, three justices are termed out and three new ones appointed.

Make the District of Columbia a part of Maryland again thereby giving the citizens of the District the same representation rights as any other US citizen.

Corporations are not permitted to send lobbyists to Congress, are not permitted to make campaign contributions, or in any other way financially support any member of Congress or any Congressional function.

Allow ranking of candidates in preferred preference while voting as opposed to having to choose a single candidate, thus allowing people to vote their conscience without worries of 'spoiling' elections.

1. Set limits on any concrete (money, gifts) or abstract (favors, votes) rewards given to politicians while in office or campaigning. 2. Prohibit elected officials from lobbying 2 years before and 7 years after holding office. 3. 75% of all...

Article II Section 2 Clause 2 He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the...

Secret decisions and actions on the part of public institutions is not compatible with a democratic society. Henceforth all institutions of government and all legally recognized corporations must promptly satisfy requests for information unless...

All members of Congress, during the execution of their duties, shall be restrained by and abide by all laws imposed upon the businesses and citizens of the United States.

Only public money shall pay for candidates. After their parties nominate them, six months before the election, each candidate shall each be an equivalent amount of money to be specified by Congress, and they may only spend that amount on their...

All Acts, Bills, and Joint Resolutions passed by Congress, and all Orders and Regulations issued by the Executive Office (hereinafter, the Act), shall comprise of one and only one Subject, specified in the Title. Only the Provisions of the Act...

To end the application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of Cannabis.

Religious organizations should hold no special status in this country that exempts them from paying taxes. They are no different from any other for-profit business.

Make government funding available to all candidates running for office, disallowing the use of non-governmental money as a part of any political campaign, placing all candidates on a more even playing field.

Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex or sexual orientation. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the...

Limit Senatorial terms to two six-year terms or fifteen years (in the style of Presidential term limits, two four-year terms or ten years) and Representative terms to five two-year terms or eleven years.

The Senate and the House of Representatives shall be disbanded and all Legislative authority shall hence forth rest with a non-anonymous direct democracy of the citizens. To this end, each citizen will be allowed to publish a cryptographic...

1. Any copyright, patent, or other exclusive right granted to promote the progress of science and the useful arts, shall be limited in duration to a fixed number of years, determined at the beginning of such term. 2. Congress shall have no...

Section 1: Representatives shall be elected by popular vote from districts that may not exceed a population of 500,000 people, which are to be defined as human citizens of the United States. Section 2: Representatives shall serve 3 year terms and...

so that the shortcomings of one is covered by the other and the benefit goes to the public and not to the power holders in any nation.

Term Limits on every political office in the nation shall be implemented to prevent abuse of power, or for that matter, gaining to much power.

Let congress pay social security tax, have to get health care ( or not)like everyone else, establish and manage their own pensions. Everything else will follow from this More importantly why is no one asking the candidates about this ? Will you...

Section I. All laws, regulations, rules, resolutions, and other acts adopted by Congress to prohibit the video taping of law enforcement officials are rendered null and void. Congress is prohibited from adopting further such laws. Section...

It seems to me that the problem with the 2nd amendment is that it is grammatically vague and, therefore, open to two very different interpretations. The limits and freedoms around "bearing arms" needs to clarified.

Elections for President, Vice President, Senators and Representatives shall in each state be held on the Saturday and Sunday next following the first Monday in the month of November of the year in which they are to be elected. This will...

In order to abolish the electoral college, compulsory voting must be enacted so that the lesser populated states do not gain precedence over the greater populated ones. It would also create a government that more closely follows the will of the...

No legislative proposal, save a motion of adjournment, may be voted upon prior to a thirty day period of review and comment of the final bill language.

All Acts, Bills, and Joint Resolutions passed by Congress, and all Orders and Regulations issued by the Executive Office (hereinafter, the Act), shall comprise of one and only one Subject, specified in the Title. Only the Provisions of the Act...

1)Congress shall have the power to revoke all 4th Amendment rights of LLC's, publicly traded companies, 501(c) groups, and other non-individual entities for the sole purpose of informing the American public of the financial transactions of these...

If a Senator or Representative dies, resigns, or is expelled from Congress, a popular election must be held within sixty days of the vacancy occurring.

The 16th Amendment removed the Constitutional control that the Founding Fathers required for Federal Direct Income Taxes. The Founding Fathers wanted Direct Taxes to be only levied according to the census. The 16th Amendment gave Congress...

If any candidate in any election recieves less than fifty percent of the popular vote, a runoff election must be held within thirty days of the initial election between the top two vote-getting candidates.

1)Religious ceremonies shall not be recognized by a court of law in the United States of America. 2)No government shall delegate the ability to create legal contracts to any religious group. 3)Congress shall make no law dictating religious...

1. No country compares to America’s corporations and competiveness. But our Founding Fathers and best Presidents like Lincoln and Eisenhower were concerned about the power of corporations getting out of hand. An unnerving concern: unlimited...

All Acts, Bills, and Joint Resolutions passed by Congress, and all Orders and Regulations issued by the Executive Office (hereinafter, the Act), shall be written so as to be understandable by any person who shall be compelled to comply with the...

The plurality system inevitably leads to a two-party duopoly; that's called Duverger's law. Just as a commercial monopoly leads to higher prices and poorer service, this duopoly brings more corruption and less responsiveness. There are several...

Section 1: The President has the power to appoint whomever he/she chooses to any cabinet and governmental position without the need for Congressional approval. Section 2: The Senate may remove any cabinet or governmental appointee if 75% or more...

Base the population represented by each Representative on the population of the smallest state (in this case, Wyoming). Each Representative would represent no more than the numerical value of Wyoming's population (Example: Wyoming has a population...

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the United States –Limit Compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives. The states may enact laws limiting the compensation for the services of their Senators and Representatives,...

All federal employees' salary must be less than or equal to the American median income.

1. Voters may never obtain evidence of how they voted. This will cut back on buying votes. 2. After voting on any electronic device, a receipt must be printed showing how that person voted. The voter must verify the accuracy of the receipt...

Each public school district in the United States upon request by parents or legal guardians of a child student shall issue a monetary voucher to the parent or guardian in an amount equal to the average cost of public school students in its...

"The Petition of TAX Choices will make our government more transparent and effective. Our government will let taxpayers choose where their money will go, by setting up accounts for different government departments. For example, there will be...

The problem with our politics is money gets people elected. Choose representatives by lottery. This new system would allow people other than rich lawyers to get into office. The corporations would not know who to bribe. A homeless congressman...

When voting to engage the nation in war, members of Congress must agree to send their own children to combat zones.

On every Bill written by Congress, each member must swear to have read and agree with every word written. No more weaseling.

constitutional amendment that says exactly this: "Money is not speech." In this way, money is removed from the first amendment, correcting Buckley v. Valeo and Citizens United, and enabling any and every form of campaign finance reform.

All citizens of a State shall vote on the entirety of that State's delegation to the House of Representatives in a proportional manner. Candidates are to campaign to be one of a number of representatives, as opposed to running for to be the one...

The federal budget should be balanced on a yearly basis except in times of war that has been declared by Congress

Current ballot access laws are unfairly restrictive of "third-party" candidates, presenting a major hurdle via registration fees, petition requirements, and even votes garnered in previous elections. This restricts the voters' options unfairly. A...

Over the past 50 years presidents have lend our country into wars that we don't want. Congress seems to have abdicated its responsibility to the President. This seems to allow even more concentration power. War is expensive and the public really...

When our republic started a typical house member represented 30000 people. Lets go back to that. Change the system so that house of reps don't have to go to Washington and can simply electronically vote on bills. Have a system like wikipedia that...

Allow voters to vote up or down changes to the US constitution with a 70% vote in favor of it. Also require 15% of number of voters to sign a petition to bring it to voters.

This two-pronged approach would fundamentally reform the election method of members of both the Senate and the House, which I believe is the root of current dysfunction in our democracy. The first prong would repeal the 17th Amendment, returning...

The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to be Citizen representatives; not lifelong Politicians. They were to sacrifice their time to do the work of the People. It is now an industry in itself with over 200 Committees and countless staff. Time...

Congress polices itself according to the Constitution. A pretty good gig. Time that Comgress is held accountable for unConstitutional actions by answering to the Supreme Cournt under OATHE.

Only a union between one man and one woman shall be recognized as Marriage in the United States.

The Wise Democracy Amendment: (See www.WiseDemocracy.org) Section 1—The Wisdom Council Process: There shall be an ongoing series of National Citizens Wisdom Councils, at least three per year. Each Wisdom Council is composed of twelve...

Congressional Earmarks should be publicly approved or be able to view who proposed the Earmark and what the set Earmark detailed.

I would like to start with the words of one of this country’s great Republicans. And now a few words from President Abraham Lincoln: “… that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under...

We should have one day a year off for voting. It can be used for all federal and state yearly voting

Allow laws that have a signed petition from 30% of the chamber's elected officials to require that these laws be brought up for debate and a vote Right now political parties and committee's in Congress have so much power. Its basically a pay to...

Allow a recall election on Presidents and Senators if x% of signed petition of voters occurs. We the people need the ability to remove elected officials that have proved themselves to be unfit. I'm only saying Senators and Presidents as their...

The first amendment of the Constitution shall not be so construed as to apply to any non natural legally defined person. Beginning on the next date of swearing in for the Congress of the United States, financial contributions to any campaign,...

1. Term Limits. - 12 years only, one of the possible options below. A. Two Six-year Senate terms B. Six Two-year House terms C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms 2. No Tenure / No Pension. A...

All congressional staffers should be paid from campaign contributions. The Constitution does not provide for the payment of unelected staffers!!!!!

The President shall not commit, without congressional approval, acts of WAR; unless in reponse to actual acts of aggression directed upon the several States, territories of the United States, its embassies or its global military forces nor its...

No Senator, Representative or President may serve consecutive terms. Tere will be no limit on the number of terms served for any of these offices. This would ensure that no elected official would be able to use their incumbency to their...

All rights afforded to citizens of The United States shall be afforded to any persons in government custody or otherwise subject to the power of The United States Government, unless they are citizens of a country with which The United States is...

* Repeal the 16th Amendment and eliminate all federal powers of direct taxation, with the the federal government instead to be funded by the 50 state treasuries. * Under this structure the 50 states would be responsible for collecting all taxes...

Unlike the lower courts, Supreme Court judges do not have to recuse themselves from cases where there is a conflict of interest. This has weakened the credibility of the courts as justice's Scalia's personal relationship with Dick Cheney and...

Rather than have the Attorney General be an appointed position, allow him to be elected. The idea here is that right now the President has full power when it comes to execution of laws and such. But as we have seen President's abuse this. It...

Additionally, limit the size and budget of the military to quell the possibility of government oppression and limit police arms to non-lethal weaponry.

$1 = 1 hour of minimum wage level labor. This would put permanent controls on inflation and minimum wage and return value to the effort the American worker contributes to society.

I am a citizen who feels powerless in the face of police officers who frequently use intimidation tactics and abuse their authority. I believe I am not alone. Countless law adults in our country have a disdain for police officers, because of the...

Paragraph 1. The first ten Amendments of the Constitution shall be named collectively the “Bill of Human Rights” and the word “person” shall refer to all living human beings from the moment they are born. Comment: Since the 19th Century a...

I think I saw someone put something similar about voting via internet. I propose we eliminate representatives who are alienated from their constituents. We should move to a situation where each individual gets to vote on ALL proposed legislation....

Require the Election Process to include “Instant Runoff Voting” to give validity to 3rd party candidates without having to throw away your vote for one of the main two party candidates. To see more about “Instant Runoff Voting” and...

Overrule the Supreme Court in the flawed decision in Roe v Wade. Abortion can not be found in the Constitution; but in the minds of liberal justices legislating from the bench. Abortion is morally wrong. It can not be defended on moral grounds,...

Congress is just a make work bunch of lawyers who are constantly righting and rewriting and encroaching on States Rights. Every Law written by Congress should last for 5 years without revision. This will make them think thru the unintended...

The Supreme Court and Federal Reserve shall be meet in Public. Congress and its committees shall meet in Public.

Free Democracy Amendment 1. Subject to the Fourth Amendment and barring violation to the rights of others, the right of a free people to be secure in their decisions of personal safety, activity, association, and property, shall not be...

1) Except as provided in this article, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed as extending any right, privilege, or immunity to any corporation. 2) Except as provided in sections 3 and 7 of this article, no corporation shall attempt to...

All citizens have a right to privacy in their homes. No citizen shall have their habits, movements, purchases, or associations actively tracked or recorded by the government without probable cause and a judicially sanctioned warrant.

1. Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns 2. Term limits- perhaps 24 years for Senators, 16 for Representatives 3. Salary tied to rate of inflation 4. No lobbying 2 years before or 10 years after serving in Congress 5. No gifts of...

You can learn about it here: http://blog.cgpgrey.com/politics-in-the-animal-kingdom/ Basically everybody gets 2 votes, one for a specific person and another for a party who in turn will choose their representative. The amount of votes the party...

Discourage career politicians by limiting the annual income of a congressmen to around $25,000-$30,000. They will be audited annually.

All bills of attainer shall include a Constitutional reference to its authority. Don't be fooled by the general welfare arguement for spending on unConstitutional personal big government handouts. The Constitution requires that Congress shall...

Every citizen shall be provided,within 30 days, a summary statement of government spending by department including the flagging of FOREIGN AID by COUNTRY. The statement shall clearly show the bottom line spending including deficit spending for...

No President shall be elected who is under the age of 55.

Our current political system is beyond tweaking or amending. A foundation document designed for the 21st century is the beginning of survival for the vision that was America. Congress will not fix itself and the parties will never end a system...

The Treasury shall put the words "Live Free or Die" on all currency and coins it creates.

The President shall have the Power to Veto any line item in Congress's Spending Bill. The Congress can only override the Veto with a super majority of both houses of Congress.

The number of consecutive terms that the Representatives and Senators may serve shall be limited to TWO. The lenght of term shall not change.

Vacancies on the Supreme court shall be nominated by the President but ratified by the States in Constitutional Convention.

All White House Press Converences should be given by the President. Surrogate spokespersons only deliver TALKING POINTS. Peroid.

Congressional representatives work for the States not the Federal government. All benefits should come from the State. Lobbyist must be required to speak before a full house on the state level. No priorities in DC. No lobbyist can hold a Federal...

"The Person having the greatest number of Electoral Votes shall be President. If no Person receives greater than 50% of the whole number of Electors appointed, the Person having the highest number of Electoral Votes cast shall be the President...

The number of terms served by Representatives and Senators shall not be limited. The Representatives and Senators shall be only limited to two consequetive terms of office. The length of terms shall remain at two years for Representatives and...

No Federal Agency or appointments to special services shall exist within the several States that defy the powers laid out in the Constitution unless certified by the Supreme Court by unanimous vote.

United States persons shall be free from all prohibitions or compulsions lest those be the least restrictive, narrowly tailored and effective means to achieve a compelling government interest.

All budgets disposed by Congress shall be for a period to coinside with the Term of Office of United States Representatives. The 2-year budget can not be ammeded under any circumstances unless authorized by 2/3 of the States meeting in...

Shareholders of a corporation shall be considered legally culpable for the actions of the corporation and its employees, provided they are acting in the interest of the corporation. Any penalty, including jail time, exacted for crimes committed by...

All persons who can be proved have lived in The United States for longer than than twenty five years, and who have not been convicted of a felony shall be considered citizens, regardless of their initial method of entry. Persons wanted for crimes...

A federal court in D.C. should be established to put Congress under oathe to defend charges of unConstitutional behavior. The States in Constitutional Convention shall determine charges.

Every citizen of this nation should be required to serve a minimum of 2 years of military service and remain in the nations reserve force until such time as they are 40 years of age. During the time in the nations reserve force they can be...

Our congress is to eager to allow our young people to go to other spots in the world and fight in wars which have no purpose to this nations security. If every member of congress is required to serve at least 2 years of active military service...

First offence a felony charge, removal from office and a $1,000,000.00 fine. Second offence 50 years in prison and a $2,000,000.00 fine

All Federal, State, County and Local Government worker votes in all elections shall be counted as half a vote. Since government workers are a biased voting block for Democrats, their vote shall be counted as one half a vote to make the...

It would seem that the Judicial leg of our tri-cornered system of checks and balances has usurped entirely too much power for itself. The Founders, obviously, had no intention of the courts of the land to legislate from the bench. It is past time...

Over seas military bases may only exist in times of war, with a proper declaration of war declared against the country where the base will exist.

Grant political parties subsidies base on votes in U.S. House races. Parties could use no other money to compete for office. Require each party to specify how its grant is to be allotted among its various candidates, committees and other...

This is a simple centrist amendment. It is not public finance. It is not money limits. But it does get us to a better place, and allows us to have more control. “For all levels of government, contributions to campaigns and ballot...

I'm not certain on the specific wording, but here's the principle involved: Modern technology no longer requires face to face, on location meetings. Members of Congress and the Senate should office within their districts/states, with no more...

Representatives should represent the occupational and socioeconomic backgrounds of the general public. Only a specific number of seats should be allowed for each category. This way we don't get overburdened with all legal and financial experts...

Originally, the Framers of the US Constitution, designed representation in Congress to Come from two sources: 1) the "people" > House of Representatives, and 2) the "States" > the Senate. In other words, Congress had two halves, one elected by...

GIVING CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION to WASHINGTON, D.C. Proposed Constitutional Amendment EXPLANATORY ESSAY Many people have proposed statehood for Washington, D.C., but I think that that would be granting too much power to the people of...

Require that Supreme-Court Justices, including the Chief Justice be confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, not a simple majority. Of the current Supreme-Court justices, three failed to get a two-thirds confirmation vote. Shown with the...

Currently there restrictions, such as those placed on felons, as to who is allowed to vote. This is morally wrong, especially considering the amount of people being charged with felonies. On average every American citizens commits 3 felonies every...

1) End all 'three strike' laws and prevent anything similar from ever being used in the future. 2) End compulsory sentencing. 3) End the monopoly on bar associations to practice law or be judges. 4) End prison labor, except for on complex...

Every adult has the right to put into his body what he wants, or to do to his body what he wants. A person owns himself, and has the right to his own body. It has been demonstrated throughout the world that drugs, when available without government...

Lobbying has proven to be an unnecessary evil used by special interest groups and corporations to pass regulations to stomp out what it calls 'unfair competition' and take advantage of the states monopoly on force. It needs to be stopped.

The government has no right to spy on its citizens in any way shape or form. The FBI and CIA need to be disbanded, and government spying needs to be made unconstitutional.

Currently congressional membership is locked while our population continues to grow. Article the 1st was the first amendment to the constitution, designed to account for the growing population. It needs to be ratified to allow for more...

The Presidency is given too much attention, faith, and expectancy in this country when in actuality it is a redundant, unnecessary, and dangerous position. The Bush administration saw many unconstitutional actions and just recently Obama even...

Native American territory was guaranteed sovereignty, yet the only way to even see their borders is through ordering special maps from the USGS. To say they deserve or have a right to their land is an understatement. Our behavior and treatment...

The federal government has proven to be a useless and dangerous organization capable of little more than starting wars and crashing the economy. Every good thing it tries to do the states have already done better. The federal government is a...

“For all levels of government, contributions to campaigns and ballot questions, shall only be made by individual, non compensated voters, and only within their own districts: And, all policy officials and staff are prohibited from receiving any...

“For all levels of government, contributions to campaigns and ballot questions, shall only be made by individual, non compensated voters, and only within their own districts: And, all policy officials and staff are prohibited from receiving any...

I think that the original concept of the interstate commerce clause has been interpreted out of existence and given the Federal Government almost unlimited powers to do anything it wants. My amendment is to try and restrict this power and would...

Remove the power of forced taxation from the Federal Government. Instead the Federal Government must ask states to provide funding.

Each State Government should elect two Senators to represent their respective State Government. State wide election of Senators seriously reduces their accountability to their state, especially when it comes time for re-election. the repeal of the...

1) No citizen shall be denied or deprived of the right to an ethnoracial identity. 2) No citizen shall be denied or deprived of the right to belong to an ethnoracial group. 3) No ethnorace shall be denied or deprived of the right to...