Constitutional Scholar
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Ocala, FL
Posts: 4,006
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First I'd get rid of every single part of government that isn't specifically listed in the Constitution. Some incredibly ignorant people stupidly think phrases like "general welfare" or "common defense" are vague and give the government unlimited power. Once unconstitutional things like the "homeland security" department, foreign aid, FBI, FDA, FCC, DEA, BATF, IRS, Welfare, Social Security, Federally funded education, Medicare, etc. were eliminated, our country would be safer, more prosperous, and free.
After that I'd propose a few amendments to make sure there are no further attempts to circumvent the Constitution...
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All people have the right to do ANYTHING they want as long as their actions do not PHYSICALLY harm or endanger a non-consenting other or their property or prevent the equal exercise of another person's rights.
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ALL people shall be treated equally under the law regardless of their age, gender, social status, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or country of origin.
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NO LAWS SHALL BE WRITTEN against any consensual activity between two adults in any of the states, territories, or by the federal government.
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Under no circumstances is the federal government to construe the terms "general welfare" or "common defense" to give them cart blanche to make any laws they wish or do anything they want. The Federal government may not take part in, or legislate anything that is not specifically listed in the Constitution.
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Rights are natural and inalienable and the role of government does not include defining those rights or limiting them.
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Gun ownership is an individual right and applies to all guns without limits on the number of guns, the type of guns, the amount or type of ammunition. Guns will no longer have serial numbers or have any oversight of the government. Nobody may keep track of who owns guns or require registration or waiting periods to get guns. Anything that prevents a person from walking into a gun store, buying a gun from someone willing to sell a gun to them, and walking out with it like he would with any other product is an infringement on the right of gun ownership.
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The government may not possess any weapons that individuals may not also be able to buy.
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The states entered into the union on a voluntary basis and they may leave the union if they choose without retaliation from those remaining in the union.
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The United States has no authority beyond our own borders and as such is not the police of the world.
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The military of the United States will only be used for the DEFENSE of America and not any foreign nation. DEFENSE will never be construed to mean America will launch a pre-emptive attack. DEFENSE will never be construed to mean OFFENSE. The military of the United States will only be large enough to defend American soil from eminent attack and will not be stationed all over the world in a show of imperialistic force and will not be used for humanitarian aid missions, to overthrow the leadership of nations that haven't attacked America, to violate the sovereignty of foreign nations, to settle disputes among other nations, or to take part in any conflict other than an attack directly against America.
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ONLY Congress may declare war, and then only when America is under an immediate threat of danger. Congress may only declare war when they have disclosed indisputable proof to the American public that America is about to be attacked or is currently being attacked. War may be declared only against another nation, not against an activity or an idea (See the war on drugs, war on poverty, war on terror).
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All forms of income-based taxation are slavery and will be abolished immediately in all states and the federal government. (Social Security, income tax, etc)
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The laws of the states and the federal government bind all people who live within the borders of the United States or any of its territories unless those laws are in direct contradiction with the Constitution. If someone does not like these laws, they can vote to change them or move to another country, but if they stay, they are giving their implied consent to be governed by these laws and by the government.
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The Electoral College is arcane and flawed and will henceforth be eliminated. The citizens of the United States will vote directly for their leader and a simple majority will decide the winner without going through an intermediary (middle-man).
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All Military Service is forever voluntary in the United States of America and is open to all citizens regardless of their sexual preference, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, or social status providing they can pass the same minimal physical standards already required of other candidates. And all people who join the military will have the same chances of being exposed to danger regardless of their sexual preference, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, or social status.
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Immigrants from all over the world built the United States of America and non-dangerous immigrants will always be welcomed to America without limitations.
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"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
- George Carlin
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