This first proposed Constitutional Amendment will improve Congressional operations as the election of the Speaker of the House and leader of the Senate would require a majority vote from both the majority and minority parties. This would mean Congressional leaders would need to be considerate of both the majority and minority viewpoints, leading to more compromise and less vitriol.
#1 - PROPOSED AMENDMENT to the US CONSTITUTION on CONGRESSIONAL GOVERNANCE
Section 1. The election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be conducted at the beginning of each session of Congress or upon a vacancy. To be elected Speaker of the House, an individual must be a citizen of the United States and obtain a majority of votes from House members of the majority party within the House of Representatives as well as a majority of votes from the largest minority party within the House of Representatives.
Section 2. The Rules upon which the House of Representatives operates shall be defined at the beginning of each session of Congress and must pass by votes of a majority of House members from the majority party as well as votes of a majority of House members from the largest minority party within the House of Representatives.
Section 3. The election of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be conducted at the beginning of each session of Congress or upon a vacancy. The President Pro Tempore shall assume all responsibilities previously held by the Majority Leader of the Senate. To be elected the President Pro Tempore of the Senate an individual must be a citizen of the United States and obtain a majority of votes from members of the majority party within the Senate as well as a majority of votes from the largest minority party within the United States Senate.
Section 4. The Rules upon which the Senate operates shall be defined at the beginning of each session of Congress and must pass by votes of a majority of Senators from the majority party as well as votes of a majority of Senators from the largest minority party within the United States Senate.
Section 5. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission according to Article V of the United States Constitution.