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Drafting A New Constitution

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Americans Not Obliged To Support Reckless Government

Are you tired of this reckless President, the lazy Congress, and a court-judicial system that refuses to investigate war crimes? The public is not required to remain complicit with this reckless abuse of power. We can write a new Constitution.

The current system of oversight of the US government is insufficient. It fails to inspire the Members of Congress, President, or Courts to fully do their job. They are not enforcing the law, but making excuses to turn a blind eye toward illegal activity and war crimes.

The longer the public believes this false notion that the choice is between the GOP or DNC, the longer we'll accept the unchallenged premise: Whether the US Constitution needs to be modernized to ensure this abuse of power does not happen again.

Bypassing the Amendment Process

The requirement to Amend the Constitution applies only to the government.
Those legal requirements do not apply to the public. We can only
discuss a new constitution, bypass the Amendment process, and lawfully
impose a new Constitution on the United States government.

Facts Required To Support Candidates Plans As President

The three leading candidates are from the Senate. Neither of them has signed a plan as a Senator that they will support as President. These candidates must show they are leading efforts in the Senate to gather facts that will highlight the problems and solutions. Otherwise, they're promising as Senators to do something as President; and as President will keep the option open to point to the Senate for failing to provide an answer. These candidates needs to be challenged now: What is their plan as President and Senator to ensure this abuse does not happen again.

Until they answer, the public must openly discuss a new system of oversight for the US government. This new legal framework must discuss what will outside the US government ensure this abuse does not happen again.

Punishg DoJ OLC-connected legal counsel

There must be timely sanctions on legal counsel for their drafting illegal memoranda; and timely consequences on Members of Congress when they refuse to fully support investigations. This government would ask that it be re-supported despite its recklessness since 2001 in not fully enforcing the laws of war and US Constitution. The same system and people who escaped scrutiny in re Iraq WMD and Katrina demand we vote them into office. We need to redefine the framework that oversees them.

Constitutional Restructuring Required

This President and Congress have jointly shown they do not respect the written law, statutes, treaties or Supreme Law. Writing new laws isn't the answer.

They have jointly refused to enforce the existing laws. It is a waste to debate attempting to enforce the laws will not recognize.

Promulgating State Level Authority

The State AG's need to be challenged to enforce the existing Constitution against Members of Congress and the President; and the States need delegated power to timely act when Congress and the President jointly refuse to act to defend the Constitution from domestic enemies.

New Standards for Legal Counsel, Or Denied Access

We cannot be prevented from discussing a new system of oversight; nor in lawful methods to regulate factions in the federal government.  The American lawyers have shown themselves to be threats to the US Constitution: Lazy in their oversight, complicit with the illegal activity.

New oversight must ensure legal counsel are required to meet high standards, otherwise they are not entitled to command high fees. The public can require all firms doing business with any Americna lawyers certify that they meet higher standards, and are willing to be publicly audited. Without this agreement, American corporations should find other legal counsel willing to meet these high standards.


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