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My Pet Amendment

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Got a pet amendment you'd like to see proposed to the Constitution?

One you think would break the status quo and redirect the ship of state?

What subject matter do you think supersedes others in importance for an amendment today?
 
It takes an amendment to repeal an amendment, so I would add an amendment that repeals the 16th amendment.
 
My Pet Amendment

Term limits
Balanced Budget.
Prohibition against Citizens United
 
Equal rights for Guinea Pigs.
 
It takes an amendment to repeal an amendment, so I would add an amendment that repeals the 16th amendment.

How do you plan to pay the bills of government if there is no tax? Yiou can't run the government on bake sales and donations.
 
Got a pet amendment you'd like to see proposed to the Constitution?

One you think would break the status quo and redirect the ship of state?

What subject matter do you think supersedes others in importance for an amendment today?

Adding language to the First Amendment that entitles all citizens whether public figures or private figures from all stations of life to remain entitled to their good name, and that Freedom of Speech is not license to defame. Essentially, I would seek to overturn New York Times vs. Sullivan and all of its unholy progeny that gives media outlets the ability to defame people who have somehow "thrust themselves" into matters of public interest or controversy. I think it would lead to much more careful, measured, honest reporting, and greater civility overall.
 
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Got a pet amendment you'd like to see proposed to the Constitution?

One you think would break the status quo and redirect the ship of state?

What subject matter do you think supersedes others in importance for an amendment today?

I'd be in favor of an Amendment dissolving he electoral college. I'd like an Amendment that prohibits PACs from contributing to presidential campaigns. I'd like an amendment limiting Congressmen to two terms max. I'd like an Amendment prohibiting any former members of Congress to work as a lobbyist after their term.
 
Equal rights for Guinea Pigs.

They have equal ranking next to the potatoes and gravy.....very nice with Cholula chipotle.
 
i'd like to see an amendment that bans gerrymandering nationwide.
 
Electoral College. Which was a compromise that has outlived its usefulness.
 
Electoral College. Which was a compromise that has outlived its usefulness.

The electoral college has no way of overriding partisan politics, so it doesn't function as it was designed to do. Its partisan politics that is the problem.

I'd roll back Citizens United and ban lobbying and private money in politics and elections. I'd like to ban partisan parties but we could also accomplish that by ending the 2 party system of first across the line elections and enacting a parliamentary system.

Gerrymandering also needs to go.
 
And what do you think that would accomplish?

Rational levels of gun control.

The 2nd was written in an era when we didn't have a standing professional army and it create a militia army of citizen soldiers. That obviously doesnt apply now.
 
How do you plan to pay the bills of government if there is no tax? Yiou can't run the government on bake sales and donations.

It only repeals the federal income tax. The US government ran for over 100 years without one.
 
It takes an amendment to repeal an amendment, so I would add an amendment that repeals the 16th amendment.

get rid of the 16th and 17th amendments

Pass the following

Congress shall pass no law that members of congress are exempt from following

Federal civilian law enforcement agents are prohibiting from using any arms that citizens of the United States are prohibited from owning.
 
How do you plan to pay the bills of government if there is no tax? Yiou can't run the government on bake sales and donations.

Tax the states as intended and watch the federal government shrink back to its intended powers. Let the people of each state see what each of their congress critters costs.
 
It only repeals the federal income tax. The US government ran for over 100 years without one.

The government was funded in large part by alcohol taxes. That doesn't happen now.

About 30 to 40% of the government's revenue came from alcohol taxes. .
 
The government was funded in large part by alcohol taxes. That doesn't happen now.

the anti booze zealots were instigators for the income tax.
 
get rid of the 16th and 17th amendments

Pass the following

Congress shall pass no law that members of Congress are exempt from following

Federal civilian law enforcement agents are prohibiting from using any arms that citizens of the United States are prohibited from owning.

What law do you claim that members of Congress are or were exempt from? Obviously they are also citizens, so this answer should be quite amusing.
 
Rational levels of gun control.

The 2nd was written in an era when we didn't have a standing professional army and it create a militia army of citizen soldiers. That obviously doesnt apply now.

How would eliminating the 2nd amendment allow gun control?
 
Tax the states as intended and watch the federal government shrink back to its intended powers. Let the people of each state see what each of their congress critters costs.

How do you plan the states to make up the difference? Who do you think pays those state taxes?

We know what the salaries of members of Congress are.
 
Adding language to the First Amendment that entitles all citizens whether public figures or private figures from all stations of life to remain entitled to their good name, and that Freedom of Speech is not license to defame. Essentially, I would seek to overturn New York Times vs. Sullivan and all of its unholy progeny that gives media outlets the ability to defame people who have somehow "thrust themselves" into matters of public interest or controversy. I think it would lead to much more careful, measured, honest reporting, and greater civility overall.

How about a prohibition of public lying instead. That would cover what you want even better. Trump would also face a fine for every lie he tells. We might even reduce his deficit with that.
 
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