No. of Recommendations: 10
I would also rephrase (or just remove) the 2nd Amendment. I'm open to rephrasing it
Yes. I suppose it’s a bridge too far to simply outlaw all guns (and that would make the military and police the only ones to have them, which is also not a desirable outcome), but I would include clear language that allows for their reasonable regulation, including the prohibition of automatic weaponry, silencers, or other things that have no reason to exist outside of personal defense and/or hunting.
Ah, another:
I would find language that would allow for the regulation of contributions to politicians, direct or indirect, to a defined maximum per person - and *nothing* from corporations or so-called think tanks or PACs or whatever the next life form might be.
I am mindful of Albaby’s theory that doing so would disenfranchise some (the New York Times gets voice, while poor little Goofyhoofy does not). But then Sean Hannity gets voice, and in the current system Elon Musk’s half-a-billion gets a loud enough voice to drown out everybody (even if unsuccessful) and makes it near pointless for me or other individuals to participate.
I would include some sort of Jeffersonian (poetic) language to say “election participation is to be encouraged in every way possible, election districts are to be drawn by community groups (not politicians and certainly not by parties with vested interests), ballots are to be printed and kept for a period of not less than 10 years, and [insert your own election complaints here.]
Ah, another:
During the period between the first day of an Election Day period (to include early voting) and the installation of a new government, no pardons may be granted by any Executive or Legislature, no pardons may be issued without specificity of the charges being pardoned, and no pre-emptive pardons may be issued under any circumstances.
I’ll probably have more. I’ve thought about it over the years.
Oh, here’s one:
There shall be no intrusion of religion into the function of government, to include (and especially) the education system. No religious iconography shall be displayed on government property, in government buildings, or in government functions. Yes, a full wall of separation of church and state, in case there were any questions. Without exception. There shall be no diversion of government funds to support in any way religious institutions, religious schools, or other religious activities. Period.
No, I don’t feel too strongly about that last one, you think?