Saturday - June 03, 2006

Constitutional Amendments

As I’ve stated here before, I’m not a Constitutional lawyer ... but then again neither were Jefferson, Adams, Madison or Washington. They made it up as they went along and the Constitution continues to be adaptable today - even while maintaining the basic principles set forth by those men. I hereby propose two additional amendments to the Constitution that are sorely needed in today’s political climate to insure peace and domestic tranquility.

Forget about a “Definition of Marriage” amendment. Congress should not get involved in defining what words mean and what they don’t mean. We have bigger fish to fry and here are two proposed Amendments for your consideration. Feel free to open the discussion and point out any flaws in the proposals below. I intend to present these to every Representative and Senator within the coming months. If you agree with these proposals, your help would be greatly appreciated. You now have the floor ...

Amendment XXVIII

Section 1.
The ability of all ethnic groups within these United States to freely communicate across all boundaries being of paramount importance, the English language is hereby declared the official language of these United States Of America and shall henceforth be mandatory in all official documents and government related communication, including between the various States.

Section 2.
Basic proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, is required of all citizens. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation, including funding of educational programs in basic English for all citizens regardless of race, color or ethnic origin.

Amendment XXIX

Section 1.
No person shall be elected to the House of Representatives more than ten times or twenty years total, either in consecutive or non-consecutive terms and neither the spouse or direct family member of a Representative whose term limit has been reached shall be eligible for the same seat in Congress. This Article shall take effect immediatly upon ratification as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States and shall be enforced at the next election of Representatives to Congress.

Section 2.
No person shall be elected to the Senate more than four times or twenty four years total, either in consecutive or non-consecutive terms and neither the spouse or direct family member of a Senator whose term limit has been reached shall be eligible for the same seat in the Senate. This Article shall take effect immediatly upon ratification as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States and shall be enforced at the next election of each Senator.

Posted by The Skipper     on 06/03/2006 at 11:29 AM   
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