{"id":8988,"date":"2024-07-04T06:29:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T13:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/?p=8988"},"modified":"2024-07-04T06:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T13:29:59","slug":"proposed-constitutional-changes-to-save-the-republic-if-its-worth-saving-on-the-4th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/meditations\/proposed-constitutional-changes-to-save-the-republic-if-its-worth-saving-on-the-4th-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Constitutional Changes to Save the Republic (if it&#8217;s worth saving) on the 4th of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abolish the electoral college. This should have happened 125 years ago. Voters in North Dakota shouldn&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Puerto Rico and DC should become states. These millions of US citizens (almost all of color) are almost totally disenfranchised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>End the President&#8217;s power to pardon and commute sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increase the number of elected US representatives by at least 50 members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All candidates for federal office must release their tax returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One six-year term for President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a Constitutional amendment that gives Congress to regulate absolutely all donations for campaigns for federal office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a Constitutional that a President can have no other sources of income while in office, only his salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;t pass legislation, excluding specially-designated votes like expelling a member of Congress (takes two thirds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;t reached to raise debt ceiling, then it automatically rises to previous year&#8217;s amount.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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