If you could propose a Constitutional Amendment, what would it be?

OkhamsRazor · #1 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 02:14 PM

Since the Founders agreed virtually unanimously on just one thing during the early years of our country, that the Constitution was not a perfect document, they included an amendment process by which "We The People" could make changes if we saw fit.

What in your opinion has been left unaddressed by the Constitution or the Bill of Rights? Or is there a part of the Constitution or the Bill of Rights that you think should be repealed?

Oedipus Rex · #2 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 02:19 PM

Illegal immigrants denied Constitutional protections... including access to our court system and their children denied citizenship as anchor babies.

wvpeach · #3 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 03:09 PM

That no politician could ever take , money, gifts or travel from a lobbyist or any entity even remotely connected to a corporation. That no lobbyist or corporation could ever assist a politician by running ads or setting up campaign tools.

Then we would have to start listing the prohibited entities.

IE labor unions - Think Tanks - Charities that accept corporate contributions , so on and so on. I am sure the list will be long.

This in itself would improve the country beyond measure.

rob · #4 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 03:11 PM

I think that goverment couldn't spend more than they take in. Just like the citizens

Teak · #5 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 03:28 PM

1. Abolish the electoral college.
2. Require, not only a balanced budget, but balanced spending, as well.
3. Require all Congressmen/women, and their staff's, to pay their own expenses, then submit requests for reimbursement through their state treasury.
4. Establish term limits for all elected office holders.
5. Limit the term of appointment, to 6 years, for all federal judges.
6. Modify birth right citizenship to require legal residency of the birth parent.

wvpeach · #6 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 04:45 PM

Good start Teak!

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Originally Posted by Teak

1. Abolish the electoral college.
2. Require, not only a balanced budget, but balanced spending, as well.
3. Require all Congressmen/women, and their staff's, to pay their own expenses, then submit requests for reimbursement through their state treasury.
4. Establish term limits for all elected office holders.
5. Limit the term of appointment, to 6 years, for all federal judges.
6. Modify birth right citizenship to require legal residency of the birth parent.

freedomlover · #7 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Teak

1. Abolish the electoral college.
2. Require, not only a balanced budget, but balanced spending, as well.
3. Require all Congressmen/women, and their staff's, to pay their own expenses, then submit requests for reimbursement through their state treasury.
4. Establish term limits for all elected office holders.
5. Limit the term of appointment, to 6 years, for all federal judges.
6. Modify birth right citizenship to require legal residency of the birth parent.

Excellent post and I'm with Peach, nice start.

RASTAMAN · #8 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Teak

1. Abolish the electoral college.
2. Require, not only a balanced budget, but balanced spending, as well.
3. Require all Congressmen/women, and their staff's, to pay their own expenses, then submit requests for reimbursement through their state treasury.
4. Establish term limits for all elected office holders.
5. Limit the term of appointment, to 6 years, for all federal judges.
6. Modify birth right citizenship to require legal residency of the birth parent.

Great ideas.......however, inorder to achieve these changes, We The People would need to find a way to come together as one monolithic voting block! Also, we haven't even addressed the fact that 100 million eligible voters don't even register to vote!!

You may also want to add in campaign finance reforms as well. The 10 to 100's of millions of dollars it cost to run for congress and unseat an incumbent Senator or Rep. is another reason our political system and elected officials do not listen to the people.

After all, the Corporate-elitist political power structure that currently control our politics, our wallets, our freedoms and liberty's and our future, all come together in a monolithic monetary and political elitist solidarity to ensure they keep their wealth, influence and power.

Dom1 · #9 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 08:07 PM

Election finance reform would take care of a lot of things which are listed above. Keep the lobbyist and other big money out of politics and most everything else that people complain about falls into place.

I don't think an amendment is necessary for doing this however.

mulp · #10 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Teak

1. Abolish the electoral college.
2. Require, not only a balanced budget, but balanced spending, as well.
3. Require all Congressmen/women, and their staff's, to pay their own expenses, then submit requests for reimbursement through their state treasury.
4. Establish term limits for all elected office holders.
5. Limit the term of appointment, to 6 years, for all federal judges.
6. Modify birth right citizenship to require legal residency of the birth parent.

Let's make it retroactive all the way back and disallow anyone from having a say in government unless they were legal immigrants that fully respected the property rights of the real owners, those who descended from those really found the land vacant.

Ooops, that disallows everyone involved in setting up the US.

How about amending the constitution to mandate ongoing government handouts and cheap land obtained by taking from those who own and live on the land. Cheap land was a real hit with the immigrants for centuries, which brought new blood to the nation, so let's go back to the old days of offering other people's land to immigrants.