Proposed Constitutional Changes to Save the Republic (if it’s worth saving) on the 4th of July

Term limits (15 years) for Supreme Court Justices. Mandatory retirement at 65. No outside income or gifts allowed while a Justice. All oral arguments televised.

Congress strips Supreme Court of cases involving personal privacy and creates a new federal court to hear these cases. Congress has the power to create courts and what cases they can hear (e.g. bankruptcy courts)

Abolish the electoral college. This should have happened 125 years ago. Voters in North Dakota shouldn’t have six times the electoral power of voters in California. The electoral college is the root of everything wrong in national politics today, everything.

Puerto Rico and DC should become states. These millions of US citizens (almost all of color) are almost totally disenfranchised.

End the President’s power to pardon and commute sentences.

Increase the number of elected US representatives by at least 50 members.

All candidates for federal office must release their tax returns.

One six-year term for President.

Add a Constitutional amendment that gives Congress to regulate absolutely all donations for campaigns for federal office.

Add a Constitutional that a President can have no other sources of income while in office, only his salary.

Add a Constitutional amendment banning the filibuster in the Senate and House (if they ever choose to enact it) and every other rule where a majority of votes doesn’t pass legislation, excluding specially-designated votes like expelling a member of Congress (takes two thirds).

Add a Constitutional Amendment that Congress meets five days a week, a minimum of eight hours a day, excluding a two-week summer, two-week holiday recesses.

Add a Constitutional amendment that prevents either chamber of Congress from shutting down government over budgetary spending/or raising the debt ceiling if agreement cannot be reached. If Congress cannot pass budget then it automatically reverts to the previous passed budget with a 5% spending increase. Likewise, if agreement isn’t reached to raise debt ceiling, then it automatically rises to previous year’s amount.