Petition for Amending the Constituion
TAX REFORM AMENDMENT
Section I
No tax, fee, fine, or judgement —federal, State, or subdivision of either— shall ever be withheld from any wage.
Section II
No property shall be seized for failure to pay taxes until after conviction in a jury trial; the right of the jury to nullify (and thereby forgive) this debt shall never be questioned or denied.
Section III
The second amendment is hereby recognized as restricting the power of taxation, both federal and state: no tax, fee, or fine shall be laid upon arms, munitions or the sale thereof.
Section IV
The seventh amendment is hereby recognized: nothing in this amendment shall restrict the right of a citizen to seek civil redress.
Section V
No income tax levied by the federal government, the several States, or any subdivision of either shall ever exceed 10%.
Section VI
No income tax levied by the federal government, the several States, or any subdivision of either shall ever apply varying rates to those in its jurisdiction.
Section VII
No retrospective, retroactive, or ex post facto tax, fee, or fine shall ever be valid; nor shall the Congress delegate the creation of any tax, fee, or fine in any way; nor shall Congress give any credit, exemption, or deduction to any person, class of persons, or corporation whatsoever.
Section VIII
No federal employee, representative, senator, judge, justice or agent shall ever be exempt from any tax, fine, or fee by virtue of their position.
Section IX
Any federal employee, representative, senator, judge, justice or agent abridging, attempting to abridge, or otherwise circumventing this amendment shall, upon conviction, be evicted from office and all retirement benefits forfeit.
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AMENDMENT
Section I
The power of Congress to regulate the value of money is hereby rescinded; the unit of money of the United States is the Dollar.
Section II
The value of the Dollar shall be one fifteen-hundredth avoirdupois ounce of gold of which impurities do not exceed one part per thousand.
Section III
To guard against Congress using its authority over weights and measures to bypass Section I, the ounce in Section II is approximately 28.3495 grams (SI).
Section IV
The Secretary of the Treasury shall annually report the gold physically in its possession; this report shall be publicly available. Any five states may commission a third party audit to confirm this report at their own expense.
Section V
The power of the Congress to assume debt is hereby restricted: the congress shall assume no debt that shall cause the total obligations of the United States to exceed one hundred ten percent of the amount last reported by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Section VI
Any government agent, officer, judge, justice, employee, representative, or congressman causing gold, money, or real estate to be confiscated from a citizen shall be tried for theft and upon conviction shall:
a. be removed from office (and fired, if an employee),
b. forfeit all pension and retirement benefits,
c. pay all legal costs, and
d. restore to the bereaved twice the amount in controversy.
Section VII
The federal government shall assume no obligation lacking funding, neither shall it lay such obligation on any of the several States, any subdivision thereof, or any place under the jurisdiction of the United States. All unfunded liabilities heretofore assumed by the United States are void.
Section VIII
The federal government shall make all payments to its employees or the several states in physical gold. Misappropriation, malfeasance and/or misfeasance of funds shall be considered confiscation and theft.
COMMERCE CLAUSE AMENDMENT
Section I
The federal government shall directly subsidize no product or industry whatsoever, saving the promotion of the progress of Science and useful Arts.
Section II
The federal government shall never prescribe nor proscribe what the several states teach. Neither the federal government nor the several states shall ever deny the right of parents to teach and instruct their children as they see fit.
Section III
The congress may impose tariffs, excise taxes, and customs duties on anything imported or exported, provided that they are applied uniformly and in no manner restrict, subvert, or circumvent the second amendment.
Section IV
No federal law, rule, or regulation may impose prohibitions or restrictions of any sort on the commerce between the several states due to the item itself.
SENATE REFORM AMENDMENT
Section I
The seventeenth amendment is hereby repealed.
Section II
The several states may provide by law the means by which their senators may be removed or replaced.
Section III
No person shall be a senator for more than two consecutive terms.
Section IV
All Senators shall be paid by their respective states according to such wages as that State may set; they shall receive no remuneration from the federal government.
Bump.
Overall decent but good fucking luck with that lmao
Term limits is for low IQ retards, it defeats the purpose of the senate, might as well abolish it
Restore senators being chosen by state legislatures and the vice president being the 2nd place runner up
>Term limits is for low IQ retards, it defeats the purpose of the senate, might as well abolish it
No it doesn't; besides the purpose of the Senate was destroyed by direct-election: the whole purpose was to represent the States-as-entities within the federal system.
Thank you; we have better chances if you sign it.
>is to represent states as entities
Which is defeated when senators have to be sensitive to whatever dumbfuck issue the voters happen to be infatuated with
Each state can just make it easier to remove them if they want
>Restore senators being chosen by state legislatures and the vice president being the 2nd place runner up
You do realize that repealing the 17th actually does restore the States choosing the Senator, yes?
Yes, I was adding to that
>Each state can just make it easier to remove them if they want
That's actually been shot down by the federal judiciary -- under the claim [essentially] that they are federal employees and therefore not under their State's jurisdiction. Section II rectifies that explicitly.
It was in consideration of your amendment
I think more should be said toward the legal status of representatives. I dont really have an opinion on that, but whatever it is it should be exceptionally easy to remove them
I just dont believe in term limits because it rewards political maneuvering instead of time tested representation. A state should be able to keep somebody who they like there forever instead of chancing people every few years. Then it should also be the case they can remove them if they dont like them
Without reading it all, and being mildly drunk; I fully support this autism if for no other reason than that we can get halfway there.
>amending
Repeal everything after 10, then we'll start talking business, otherwise do your shill slide bullshit walkin, fella
There doesnt need to be so much emphasis on the second, if anything that wouldn't help it gain support
Language should read as supporting and recognizing all amendments explicitly
Also a clause should be included disclaiming legislative history
The gold bit is a tad unorthodox, not sure I'm sold on that
>retirement benefits forfeit
>*renames retirement to something else*
I'll take it!
Have a bounce gif.
Depends on the term limits. 10 or 12 years for the house, 12-18 years for the Senate. Perhaps have only a vote if they stand for reelection after the term ends. That is to say, 'Will you allow this person to go to reelection again?' A mandatory vote of confidence, perhaps in the early parts of the primaries. Other than that, term limits would push more normal people into office and someone can still make a career out of it if they go from the house to the senate. President next? Not to mention the state congresses. Its a joke that they pass it in some form imho.
>Repeal everything after 10, then we'll start talking business, otherwise do your shill slide bullshit walkin, fella
You know, I'd be for this; but I don't think I could convince most people that the 14th is a bad idea. (The 13th is rather a good idea, but meaningless when the government can tell you how to spend your money [ie insurance]).
>The gold bit is a tad unorthodox, not sure I'm sold on that
It is, but I can't think of a better way to limit the ability to incur debt better than having a physical store (ie coinage) and basing the allowable debt upon that. (Things like GDP could be manipulated *WAY* too easily.)
A joke that they haven't passed it in some form yet is what I mean. Like I said, even a mandatory vote of confidence to stand for reelection after a certain amount of time would be great. Makes people THINK!
>term limits would push more normal people into office
Having people there that know how things work with experience is highly beneficial. Term limits provide no benefit when swamp creatures can be removed some other way without gutting your veterans
>triggered votes
This idea is not so bad, should be long enough so as to not be too distracting
>I cant think of a better way
Tie the debt to time, i.e. you cant keep borrowing after being in debt so long
All of this is academic anyway, its never gonna happen. You cant fix this pile of shit by legislating it away. The representatives reflect the voters and the voters are ignorant retards
>All of this is academic anyway, its never gonna happen. You cant fix this pile of shit by legislating it away. The representatives reflect the voters and the voters are ignorant retards
I'm working on fixing this; why do you think I posted these?
I don't know what specific brand of globalist gommie you are, but mandatory votes of confidence before the primaries after someone has been 'term limited' seems like a fair comprise. They can serve longer if they win that vote. Again, it engages the people.
I literally said that idea was not bad retard
Misread (you). Also drunk...
>Misread (you). Also drunk...
It's ok; we still love you.
(Have a doggo.)
How are we going to pay for anything if we use all of these. Yes it should be reformed but taxes should be at least 20% on everyone and no loop holes.
>How are we going to pay for anything if we use all of these.
Proper budgeting. Plus, limiting income-tax in this manner is going to free up a lot of cash (esp combined with the prohibition on withholdings) which a lot of people will spend which will grow the economy which will result in more jobs.
> Yes it should be reformed but taxes should be at least 20% on everyone and no loop holes.
What do you think Section VII does?
>No retrospective, retroactive, or ex post facto tax, fee, or fine shall ever be valid; nor shall the Congress delegate the creation of any tax, fee, or fine in any way; nor shall Congress give any credit, exemption, or deduction to any person, class of persons, or corporation whatsoever.
"nor shall Congress give any credit, exemption, or deduction to any person, class of persons, or corporation whatsoever."
Bam, no loopholes.
no way
if we are amending the Constitution then we are legalizing genocide and setting out plans for each state to commit genocide on its population when appropriate
forced relocation is a form of genocide
states will have the authority to commit genocide on their populations
And what happens when your enemy gains control of the government?
