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Reform the USA Using This Constitution

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Preamble

We the people of these several United States, in order to secure justice and individual liberties, and to provide for a common national defense, herby do establish and ordain this Constitution for the United States of America.

Article I

Section I

The Legislature will consist of one house based on population called the Imagodemos*, with all Representatives subject to the decisions of there state legislatures.

Section II

The Representatives will be up for election every 4 years on January 3rd with each year ¼ of the seats in the Imagodemos up for election. A Representative must be at least 25 years old, a resident in the state of which he is running, and must be a legal citizen of the United States.

Section III

If a Representative cannot complete his term for any reasons, he will be replaced by an election of his states legislature. A Representative may be removed from his seat in the Imagodemos by a 4/5s vote of the Imagodemos.

Section IV

The Imagodemos will have the power to pass national legislation, approve alliances with foreign nations, declare war, and if the President commits any crime against the People of Southron or this Constitution, impeach the President and remove him from office.

 

Article II

Section I

The Executive branch of these United States will be comprised of the President who will be elected on the 1st day of January every 6 years. A President may only serve a maximum of 4 terms. The Vice President will carry out the rest of his term and will be elected on the same ballot as the President. The President may veto a bill passed by the Imagodemos which in turn may be overridden by a 3/5s vote.

Section II

The President will be elected by a nationwide popular vote, and he must be at least 30 years of age, a natural born citizen of these United States, and have resided in Southron for at least 3 years.

Section III

The President will have the position of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, have the power to pardon any citizen of Southron for there crimes, grant any non citizen citizenship, and may call for elections for the Judicial Council should a seat on the Council need filling.

Section IV

The President may never suspend the writ of habeas corpus, shut down civilian controlled newspapers, or imprison any citizens with a fair trial by a jury of his peers.

Article III

Section I

The Judicial Branch will be composed of the Judicial Council which will have 7 Judges with one vote each. The Judicial Council will be the Supreme Court of these United States and may deem acts by the President and Imagodemos unconstitutional and nullify there actions.

Section II

Judges must be at least 20 years old, a natural born citizen, and reside in these United States.  Judges may gain there positions by direct election by the states, with each state having one vote each, or by Presidential appointment, with Presidential appointment only viable when a Judge dies or cannot complete his term. A Judge may run for unlimited terms, with each term being 10 years.

Article IV

Section I

The states will have the right to maintain there domestic affairs, make there own taxes, raise and maintain militias, remove federal officials from office by a 3/5s vote of all states with one vote each, decide what to do with there militias, and the right to self determination.

Section II

The states will have the undeniable right to self determination. To achieve the fruits of this right however the states population must approve the measure by a vote of at least 50.1%, and then the Imagodemos must have a vote of at least 33% in the measures favor. If both of these requirements are met, the measure will be approved and passed.

Article V

This Constitution may be amended if 2/3rds of the states if they vote to do so.

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