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Section I, No national, state, regional or local political party nominee, a person requesting acceptance or
accepted to be placed on a ballot for the position of member of the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S.
Senate, shall accept monetary campaign contributions or other support contributions from any person, or
other entity not residing in their state or having a primary place of business within their state employing 1 or
more persons.
Section II, A person, company, or other entity shall not contribute monetary or other support contributions to
a state-wide ballot initiative if said person, company, or other entity does not reside in the state voting on the
ballot initiative.
Section III, Pertaining to those candidates not choosing to accept federal general election campaign funds,
no national, state, regional or local political party nominees, persons requesting acceptance or accepted to
be placed on the November general election ballot for the positions of President and Vice-President of the
United States, shall spend more in a state than what was contributed by persons residing in that state to
their campaign. The popular vote winner for a state that is deemed as not following said rule shall forfeit all
electoral votes for that state to the next largest winner of votes. This forfeiture shall take place before the
convening of the next electoral college.
Section IV, Unspent campaign contributions from a person, company, or other entity to a national or state
political party nominee(s), a person requesting acceptance or accepted to be placed on a ballot for the
position of member of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Vice-President, or President of the
United States shall not be carried forward to the next election. All monies shall be offered back to
contributors and if refused by contributor, shall be given to the federal government and applied to reducing the
national debt within 6 months after the election.
Section V, No primary or caucus voting for the Presidential nominee of any political party shall take place
prior to April 1 of the year of a Presidential election.
Section VI, A minimum of four debates must take place between the major political party nominees for
President prior to the general election. At a minimum, the ten highest nationally rated television networks or
television stations, radio networks or radio stations shall televise all debates without interruption for free.
Debates shall take place one each on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night beginning at 9pm
and not ending before 11pm Eastern Time. A minimum of one debate must take place between the major
political party nominees for Vice-President prior to the general election. At a minimum, the ten highest
nationally rated television networks or television stations, radio networks or radio stations shall televise all
debates without interruption for free. Debate or debates shall take place on either a Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday night beginning at 9pm and not ending before 11pm Eastern Time.

Section I, No person on the Supreme Court shall serve more than 18 consecutive years. A minimum of 6
years must intervene between multiple terms of service. No person confirmed to the Supreme Court after
passage of this amendment shall have served as a member of a U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal for more than
12 of the previous 18 years.
Section II, Upon passage of this amendent, any current members having exceeded the 18 consecutive
years provision shall be replaced by the following method. The longest serving member shall be replaced
within 6 months. The second longest serving member shall be replaced not before 2 years and 6 months
have passed and not later than 3 years having passed. The third longest serving member shall be replaced
not before 4 years and 6 months have passed and not later than 5 years having passed. Any additional
current members having exceeded the 18 consecutive years provision shall be replaced not before 5 years
have passed and not later than 5 years and 6 months having passed. Any member exceeding the 18
consecutive years provision who resigns or dies earlier than any of the stated methods in Section II, shall be
replaced under the regular method stipulated in Section III of this amendment.
Section III, Consent by the Senate to a new member to the Supreme Court shall be given by a majority
plus two votes of members. A vote of consent or non-consent on a nominee to the Supreme Court, unless
withdrawn by the President of the United States, shall take place in the Senate within 6 months of a
voluntary end of service, Section I end of service, or death of a member. The President's nominee becomes
a member of the Supreme Court if no vote is taken within the specified time frame.
Section IV, No person on a U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal or U.S. Federal District Court shall serve more
than 18 consecutive years. A minimum of 6 years must intervene between multiple terms of service.
Section V, Upon passage of this amendent, any current U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal or U.S. Federal
District Court members having exceeded the 18 consecutive years provision shall be replaced by the
following method. The longest serving member shall be replaced within 6 months. The second longest
serving member shall be replaced not before 2 years and 6 months have passed and not later than 3 years
having passed. The third longest serving member shall be replaced not before 4 years and 6 months have
passed and not later than 5 years having passed. Any additional current members having exceeded the 18
consecutive years provision shall be replaced not before 5 years have passed and not later than 5 years and
6 months having passed. Any member exceeding the 18 consecutive years provision who resigns or dies
earlier than any of the stated methods in Section V, shall be replaced under the regular method stipulated in
Section VI of this amendment.
Section VI, Consent by the Senate to a new member to a U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal or U.S. Federal
District Court shall be given by a majority plus one vote of members. A vote of consent or non-consent on a
nominee to a U.S. Appellate Court or U.S. Federal Court, unless withdrawn by the President of the United
States, shall take place in the Senate within 9 months of a voluntary end of service, Section IV end of
service, or death of a member. The President's nominee becomes a member of a U.S. Circuit Courts of
Appeal or U.S. Federal District Court if no vote is taken within the specified time frame.
Section VII, The number of U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal shall be a minimum of one for every 15 million in
population. After passage of this amendment, one-third of all new U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's required
shall be functioning within four years. The second third of new U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's required shall
be functioning within seven years. The remaining third of new U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's required shall be
functioning within nine years. The number of courts shall be expanded, if necessary, within 2 years after
each completed 10-year federal census.
Section VIII, The number of U.S. Federal District Courts shall be a minimum of one for every 1.5 million in
population. After passage of this amendment, one-third of all new U.S. Federal District Courts required shall
be functioning within four years. The second third of new U.S. Federal District Courts required shall be
functioning within seven years. The remaining third of new U.S. Federal District Courts required shall be
functioning within nine years. The number of courts shall be expanded, if necessary, within 2 years after
each completed 10-year federal census.

The Bill of Reforms
Proposed amendments to our U.S. Constitution to be initiated by favorable votes of 2/3 of all state legislatures calling
for a constitutional convention to propose amendments. A 3/4 approval of all state legislatures of any amendments
set forth from the constitutional convention become a part of our U.S. Constitution. This method is suggested
because Congress will not propose and pass any amendments to address these necessary reforms to Campaign
Financing, Voting Procedures, Presidential Line Item-Veto, Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branches of
Government. Click on a proposed amendment below to review the recommendations.
Section I, No person elected to the U.S. House of Representatives shall serve more than 12 consecutive
years. A minimum of 6 years must intervene before a person who served 12 consecutive years may serve
again. No person shall serve in the U.S. House of Representatives more than 12 years during any 18 year
period. Reapportionment within a district or state shall not change the affects of Section I.
Section II, Upon passage of this amendment, and not less than 8 months prior to a federal general election
that occurs in an even number year, any current members having exceeded the 12 consecutive years
provision shall be replaced by the following method. The fifty percent of the members exceeding the 12
consecutive years provision by the largest number of years and months shall not be eligible for election to the
U.S. House of Representatives for the next 6 years or 3 terms when their current term of service is finished.
Two years later, the remaining fifty percent of the members who exceeded the 12 consecutive years provision
by the largest number of years and months at the time of passage of this amendment shall not be eligible for
election to the U.S. House of Representatives for the next 6 years or 3 terms when their current term of
service is finished. Any members reaching the 12 consecutive years provision after passage of this
amendment, and not less than 8 months prior to a federal general election that occurs in an even number
year, shall not be eligible for election to the U.S. House of Representatives for the next 6 years or 3 terms.
Section III, No person elected to the U.S. Senate shall serve more than 12 consecutive years. A minimum of
6 years must intervene before a person who served 12 consecutive years may serve again. No person shall
serve in the U.S. Senate more than 12 years during any 18 year period.
Section IV, Upon passage of this amendment, and not less than 8 months prior to a federal general election
that includes more than 3 U.S. Senate positions, any current members having exceeded the 12 consecutive
years provision shall be replaced by the following method. Members exceeding the 12 consecutive years
provision shall not be eligible for election to the U.S. Senate for the next 6 years or 1 term when their current
term of service is finished.
Section V, Upon the death, resignation, or impeachment of an elected member of the U.S. House of
Representatives, a person that serves less than 1 year of another U.S. House of Representatives elected term
of office may immediately serve an additional 12 consecutive years. A person that serves more than 1 year of
another U.S. House of Representatives elected term of office may immediately serve an additional 10
consecutive years.
Section VI, Upon the death, resignation, or impeachment of an elected member of the U.S. Senate, a person
that serves less than 3 years of another U.S. Senators elected term of office, may immediately serve an
additional 2 consecutive terms. A person that serves more than 3 years of another U.S. Senators elected term
of office may immediately serve one additional term.
Section VII, Between Jan. 1 to Sept. 1 of each year that Congress is in session, members of the U.S. House
of Representatives must spend a minimum of 85 weekdays in their district, with four minimum stays of 10
consecutive weekdays each. Between Sept. 1 to Dec. 31 of each year that Congress is in session, members
of the U.S. House of Representatives must spend a minimum of 60 weekdays in their district, with three
minimum stays of 15 consecutive weekdays each.
Section VIII, Between Jan. 1 to Sept. 1 of each year that Congress is in session, members of the U.S.
Senate must spend a minimum of 85 weekdays in their state, with four minimum stays of 10 consecutive
weekdays each. Between Sept. 1 to Dec. 31 of each year that Congress is in session, members of the U.S.
Senate must spend a minimum of 60 weekdays in their state, with three minimum stays of 15 consecutive
weekdays each.
Section IX, No member of Congress shall retain leadership of a full committee, conference committee, sub
committee, or temporary committee for more than 4 consecutive years, nor more than 4 total years within a
12 year period.
Section X, No Speaker of the House, majority or minority leader in the House or Senate shall hold said
position for more than 6 consecutive years, nor more than 6 total years within a 12 year period.
Section XI, No Speaker of the House, majority or minority leader in the House or Senate can continue in his
or her Congressional leadership post while actively pursuing the office of President of the United States. The
threshold of actively pursuing shall be met when accepted on a Presidential primary or Presidential caucus
election ballot.

Section I, The twenty-second amendment to the United States Constitution is hearby repealed.
Section II, No person shall serve as President of the United States for more than 8 consecutive years. A
minimum of 8 years must intervene after second consecutively elected four-year term is completed before a
person can be elected President again.
Section III, Upon the death, resignation, or impeachment of an elected President, a person that serves less
than 2 years of another President's elected term of office, may serve 2 consecutive four-year terms. A person
that serves more than 2 years of another President's elected term of office, may serve another term
immediately after serving out the previous President's elected term of office. A minimum of 8 years must
intervene before serving additional consecutively or non-consecutively elected terms.
Section IV, No former President may accept remuneration of any type from a foreign government, foreign
head or heads of state, foreign based company or lobby for any of the preceeding. This shall include not
receiving salary, donations, speaking fees, stock, or stock options from any foreign government, foreign head
or heads of state, or foreign based company.
Section I, Upon passage of this amendment plus a minmum of one year, federal general elections shall take
place on the first Saturday and Sunday in November.
Section II, No state, except at times of explicit declaration of war in affect by the same Congress for more
than 2 months, shall allow more than 20% of registered voters to vote by absentee in any election that includes
a federal position. No state shall allow electronic voting machines to represent more than 5% of the total voting
volume generated in any election that includes a federal position.
Section III, Any state, except at times of explicit declaration of war by Congress, producing a voter turn-out of
less than 60% of registered voters for any November general election that includes a federal position, shall lose
25% of its current federal fiscal year designated federal highway funds. Any state producing a voter turn-out of
more than 75% of registered voters for any November general election that includes a federal position, shall
equally divide with other qualified states all federal highway funds forfeited by states not meeting minimum voter
turn-out. All new federal highway funds acquired by a state in this manner shall be used exclusively for highway
projects.

Section I, The President may strike or remove from a bill signed into law, any items of new direct spending,
any dollar amount of discretionary budget authority, or any limited tax benefit that he or she believes will
reduce the federal budget deficit, not impair any essential government functions, and not harm the national
interest.
Section II, Congress may over rule any items of new direct spending, any dollar amount of discretionary
budget authority, or any limited tax benefit eliminated by the President from a signed bill by a 2/3 plus one
vote of members.

Section I, Members of Congress forfeit their salary for the next six months if a full and complete federal
budget for the next fiscal year is not passed before the Sept. 1st. that falls before Oct. 1st, the beginning of
the next fiscal year. Members of Congress forfeit their salary for the next twelve months if a full and complete
federal budget for the next fiscal year is not passed before the Sept. 15th. that falls before Oct. 1st, the
beginning of the next fiscal year. The Washington D.C.staff of members of Congress forfeit their salary for the
next 6 months if the budget for the fiscal year is not passed before the Sept. 15th. that falls before Oct. 1st,
the beginning of the next fiscal year. No continuing resolutions or other contrived means shall extend these
deadlines without 3/4 plus one vote approval by both houses of Congress and an explicit declaration of war in
effect by the same Congress for more than 2 months.
Section II, Consent by Congress shall be given by a 2/3 plus one vote of members, to increase discretionary
spending by more than 2.0% over previous fiscal year for any federal department, except the departments of
defense and homeland security. Consent by Congress shall be given by a 2/3 plus one vote of members, to
increase the total amount of non-discretionary spending by more than 2.5% over previous fiscal year.

Amendment XXVIII - Judicial Reform
Amendment XXIX - Campaign Reform
Amendment XXX - Executive Branch Reform
Amendment XXXI - Congressional Reform
Amendment XXXII - Federal Budget Reform
Amendment XXXIII - Presidential Line-Item Veto
Amendment XXXIV - Voting Reform
Amendments
Article V of our constitution reads: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary,
shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several
states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which in either case, shall be valid to all intents and
purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by
conventions in three fourths thereof...
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