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Proposed Constitutional
Amendment on Multiple Issues
JOINT
RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States relating to marriage, equal rights, the
prohibition of discrimination, birthright citizenship
requirements, the prohibition of laws which deny
individuals basic liberty and the requirement that all
spending be allowed by the Constitution.
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein).
"Article --
"SECTION 1. Marriage
in the United States shall consist only of the union of a
man and a woman. Neither this Constitution or the
constitution of any State, nor state or federal law, shall
be construed to require that marital status or the legal
incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or
groups."
"SECTION
2.
Equality of rights under the law shall
not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any
state on account of gender, religion or race."
"SECTION
3.
There shall be no discrimination against or preferences for any citizen or legal
resident of the United States on account of gender,
religion or race."
"SECTION
4.
All persons born in the United States, who have one or more
parents who are citizens of the United States, and all
persons naturalized as citizens, are citizens of the United
States and the State wherein they reside. A natural born
citizen is a person who is born in the United States or a
Territory of the United States to parents who are United
States citizens."
"SECTION
5.
There shall be no law which prohibits the growing,
possession, marketing or use of any herb."
"SECTION
6.
There shall be no law which has
a primary purpose of protecting people from themselves."
"SECTION
7.
Congress
shall make no law requiring the purchase of any good or
service."
"SECTION
8.
There shall be no law which exempts any governmental unit
or body, except the military, from the provisions of such
law."
"SECTION 9.
Private property shall not be taken for private use by
different owners."
"SECTION
10.
Every appropriation bill passed by Congress must provide
the section or sections in the Constitution which allow the
spending proposed by the bill. Failure to provide this information shall render the bill null and
void, and any citizen of the United States shall have
standing to question the spending proposed or authorized by
any spending bill."
"SECTION
11.
Congress
shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate
legislation, the provisions of these articles."
"SECTION
12.
This amendment shall take effect one year after the date of
ratification."
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An explanation of
the items listed above.
1.
This is the marriage amendment which was last voted on in
2006. Because of the recent attempt to have the Federal
Court use a judge created equal protection provision to
destroy the traditional definition of marriage, this
amendment is now necessary to preserve the sanctity of
marriage as a union between a man and a woman. An amendment
to the Constitution would provide the same definition of
marriage is all states. The proposed resolution linked from
the page on same sex marriage would only strip appellate
jurisdiction from the Federal Courts on the issue of
marriage and states would still be free to define marriage.
The exception to appellate jurisdiction on the issue of
marriage would be faster and easier to pass in congress,
but would not result in the uniform definitions provided by
an amendment.
2.
This is the equal rights amendment first proposed in 1923
by the gender feminists. The word sex was replaced by the
term gender and the amendment was expanded to include race
and religion.
3.
Equality of Rights is not the same an non-discrimination.
This amendment is necessary to protect individuals against
discrimination allowed by Congress or the Courts. The
courts have been allowing discrimination against specific
groups based on gender and ethnicity to correct allegations
of past discrimination. This action is particularly
egregious in view of the fact that the people discriminated
against had no part in the alleged past actions. This
provision is also necessary to protect us from the ongoing
attempt to by the Islamists to impose Sharia Law.
Sharia Law gives special privileges to Muslims, and
subjugates all who are not Muslim, as a means of forcing everyone to
convert to Islam.
4.
This amendment is necessary to limit birthright citizenship
to the children of U.S. citizens, and to clarify the
definition of "natural born citizen". The
language in the 14th Amendment gives birthright citizenship
to anyone born in the United States. Another amendment is
necessary to limit citizenship to the children of U.S.
Citizens and clarify the definition of Natural Born
Citizen.
5.
This amendment will have the effect of legalizing
marijuana. I do not use marijuana and I do not recommend
anyone use it, or any other mind altering substance. The
Libertarians regard the laws against marijuana as being a
form of prohibition and the crime and corruption which has
resulted from these laws supports their claim. My objection
is different. Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 29 provides "And
God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,
which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in
the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it
shall be for meat." If god has provided herbs for man
to use, no government has any business making any herb
illegal. As far as I am concerned, a higher authority has
spoken.
6.
This amendment is aimed at prohibiting nanny state laws.
Lawmakers and bureaucrats should not have the power to
micromanage peoples lives by deciding what is good for
them. We as individuals have the responsibility to decide
what is in our own best interests, not the government.
Another effect of this amendment would be to eliminate laws
against drug use. There have been studies indicating that
it is far more cost effective to treat drug addicts than to
incarcerate them. The provision would not stop laws which
target the drug dealers since the pushers and distributors
are involved in activities which harm others.
7.
This provision would render Obamacare unconstitutional and
prohibit this type of law in the future. Please note that
the language says Congress shall make no law, not that
there shall be no law. Because the prohibition is against
Congress, the states can still require people to purchase
insurance, such as auto insurance, which is a power
reserved to the states by the tenth amendment. This
amendment is necessary because Congress is going far beyond
the limits provided by the Constitution.
8.
This amendment will require all governments to abide by the
laws they pass. Currently there are many laws which exempt
the government from the costs and burdens of compliance. If
our governments had to abide by all of the rules and
regulations they impose on individuals and business, there
would be a reduction in laws and regulations. The exception
for the military is necessary to allow the military the
flexibility needed to provide for our national defense. We
must end "do as I say and not as I do".
9. This is a provision which overturns
the Kelo
decision of the Supreme Court. The right to own
property is central to a free society and an economy based
on free enterprise. When a government can take property
with the intent that the property be given or sold to
others, we no longer have a free country.
10. This provision is necessary to limit
appropriations and spending to the necessary functions of
the Federal Government. In my opinion this type of
amendment is preferable to a balanced budget amendment,
which would cause politicians in Washington to cut
necessary government functions in a effort to justify
raising taxes. Earmarks and pork barrel spending will end
when they must be shown to be for spending allowed a one of
the enumerated functions of the Federal Government under
the Constitution.
11. This is
a provision which allows the provisions of these amendments
to be enabled by specific legislation.
12. This
provision simply sets an effective date. The effective date
is delayed for a year to allow time for laws to be reviewed
and amended or repealed as necessary.
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Any amendment to the Constitution would have
to go through the committee process in Congress and issues
listed above could be changed or eliminated. These items
are listed of examples of changes needed to restrict the
ongoing grab for power by the Federal Government. The
Constitution was written to restrict the power of
government and protect the rights of citizens. When
the courts or an out of control President are violating the
rights of our citizens, the amendment process allows our
citizens to elect people to Congress who can make changes
to stop the abuse of power. This process is not easy and
the super majorities in Congress and for the ratification
by the states is present to prevent the tyranny of an
arbitrary majority.
The President does not have the power to veto
a Constitutional Amendment because his signature is not
required on the amendment.
The Court is bound by the amendment since the
Constitution is the preeminent law of the land. The court
has traditionally had the power to interpret the
Constitution, but it must be noted that the power granted
to Congress to make exceptions and write regulations, on
the courts appellate review authority, does give Congress
the power to overrule the court when it overreaches.
Congress has been shirking it's responsibility by not using
this authority.
There can be situations where the actions of
a judge are so egregious that impeachment is appropriate.
Under the provisions in the constitution this action is
nothing more than having Congress fire the judge. Because
the action is nothing more than the firing of the judge, it
should be far more common.
The voters can and should replace the
left-wing radicals who control Congress with people who
will act to stop the growth in the power and control of the
Federal Government, then reduce the size, scope and cost of
the government.
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48026-0067
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