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Repeal the 19th.:2razz:
Actually, I'd make house terms 3 years and senate terms 7 years.
This would be beneficial partly because longer terms results in less politicking, less fundraising, and more civility between parties. It would also have the benefit of making it so elections don't run concurrently. I don't think it's a good thing that we have elections every 2 years and big elections every 4 years. It would be much better to break up the rhythm so that people go and vote for the candidates in each office based on their individual merits, rather than walking in, voting D or R for the president, and then going down the checklist from there.
I would eliminate the faithless elector problem
I'd make the 8th amendment clearer as to what constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment"
The problem with your plan for terms is it's expensive. Elections are incredibly costly events for states to put on. That's one reason Arnold got so much crap for his special election in california. An election every two years is a reasonable cost. But having one every year, just about, would run up expenses. It's easier to pay for two elections than three or four. Especially considering you'd need primaries for every election.