Posted on 12/05/2013 11:08:57 AM PST by OneVike
I am amazed at some of these posts. What are we doing here, giving up one form of tyranny for another?
Compulsory military service? Wrong!
Making people buy products they don’t want? Wrong!
If you believe in these then the only difference between you and a statist is...well... nothing!
How about we just tweak our current Constitution?
Some ideas (feel free to add):
Remove the term “militia” from the 2nd Amendment and clearly state that it is an individual right.
Add to the First Amendment: These rights are not limited by those who may be offended by what they hear or see.” The 1st Amendment guarantees your rights all the way to the point where they limit someone else’s 1st Amendment rights. These rights are not to be usurped in any way. Not being offended or not being subject to religion is NOT a right.
Leave the 3rd Amendment alone
4th Amendment: Require actual hard evidence to limit searches or seizure. Government Agencies must have hard evidence before being allowed a warrant or to enter someone’s home.
Leave the 5th Amendment as it is.
The 6th Amendment should also be left intact but I would add that past crimes that are related to the current charges are admissable.
Leave the 7th Amendment as it is currently.
The 8th Amendment should be defined. Excessive punishment does not include capital punishment when it is applied to murder trials.
The 9th should be strengthened. It cannot be used to create new rights, such as privacy, a “living wage” or healthcare. It may only be used to limit the powers that have been designated to the Federal government.
The 10th should be changed to say that not even states are allowed to limit the rights laid out in these amendments.
The commerce clause is to be eliminated, as is the term “general welfare”.
The “right” to vote should be limited thusly:
Only property owners, NET taxpayers, military veterans, or retirees (and spouse) who were net tax payers should be allowed to vote with proper ID.
Those who do not own property do not get to vote on property tax initiatives.
Outline the powers of the federal government and clearly state that these are the ONLY powers that it has.
A flat tax shall be enacted, no loopholes or deductions.
Tax increases must be approved by 75% of the Legislature.
Taxes are no longer deducted by employers from paychecks. Taxpayers may pay their taxes yearly, quarterly or monthly.
All federal and state elections are to be held April 16th, with no exceptions.
Any politician or bureaucrat will be charged with treason who is found to be in violation or advocating positions contrary to these Amendments unless they are actually sponsoring new Amendments to the Constitution. This new Amendment sponsorship must be recognized by a majority of the legislature.
The original 10 Amendments may not be changed by a subsequent Amendment. New Amendments require a 75% vote. The Original Amendments may only be changed by a 75% vote in the House AND a majority vote nationwide on a designated election day.
The electoral college shall grant one vote to the winner of a congressional district in a presidential race. 271 districts wins the White House.
Each Supreme Court Justice shall be evaluated as to the Constitutionality of their opinions after each session. If they are found lacking in this area they may be asked to a Congressional hearing to explain. A majority vote in the House and Senate to remove them would be allowed.
I am sure there are more, this is off of the top of my head. Let’s not make the same mistakes we are making now. Let’s not trade one form of tyranny for another. How can we argue against the immorality of slavery if the government controls our lives for any period of time with compulsory military service. How can we argue against the morality of the individual mandate if we are just going to install a new one with a different mandate?
The limiting of Districts has injured the Republic and the Founders/Framers originally intended for each Representative be limited in just how many constituents were to be contained in the area of a single official.
Certainly a single Representative speaking for 750,000 to a million persons was never considered to be representative government by anyone before the 20th century.
I am aware of that. Just a suggested change. Trying to reduce voter fraud and keep 75% of the country from being ruled by the large cities. This is something that could be tweaked to accomplish said goals.
12. Get off my Lawn!
I think the Constitution is fine with the notable exception of Article 3 judges given lifetime tenure. The founders must have been imbibing copiously when they came up with that one. Like you I am in no rush to trade left wing tyranny for right wing tyranny. I am a three legged conservative and oppose the US slide toward a libertine society but I am more opposed to a federal government and Article 3 judiciary making decisions that are not theirs to make. Always toward freedom is not a bad philosophy.
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