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    #1 - Congressional Governance
    #2 - Congressional Committees
    #3 - Legislative Focus
    #4 - Congressional Term Limits
    #5 - The Budget and Appropriations Process
    #6 - The Line-Item Veto
    #7 - A Balanced Federal Budget
    #8 - Regulatory Focus
    #9 - Existing Laws and Regulations
    #10 - Composition of the Supreme Court
    #11 - Judicial Terms
    #12 - Election Integrity
    #13 - The Election Process
    #14 - Election Procedure
    #15 - United States Citizenship
    #16 - The Right to Life
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Please let us know if you agree or disagree with the 16 proposed Constitutional Amendments defined in Common Sense Governance and on this website. Should you agree with one or more proposals, an email will be sent to your members of Congress telling them of your support.

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Amendment #1 - Congressional Governance

Do you support the idea of changing the way the Speaker of the House and President ProTempre of the Senate are elected?

Amendment #2 - Congressional Committees

Do you support the idea of the House and Senate having three distinct types of committees to conduct their business?

Amendment #3 - Congressional Focus

Do you agree that all future legislation should have a singular focus and be written in clear easy to understand English?

Amendment #4 - Congressional Term Limits

Do you agree that there should be a limit to how long a member could serve in Congress?

Amendment #5 - The Budget & Appropriations Process

Do you agree with the changes to the Budget and Appropriations process outlined in this proposed Amendment?

The Line-Item Veto

Do you agree that the President should be able to veto part of a bill passed by Congress without vetoing the entire legislation?

Amendment #7 - A Balanced Federal Budget

Do you believe the federal government should balance the budget every year except in an extreme emergency?

Amendment #8 - Regulatory Focus

Do you agree that regulations issued by federal departments and agencies should be written in clear easy to read English and not go beyond Congressional intent?

Amendment #9 - Existing Laws and Regulatons

Do you believe that all existing laws and regulations, if still valid shall be rewritten in clear easy to read English over a 10 year period?

Amendment #10 - Composition of the Supreme Court

Do you agree that the number of members of the Supreme Court shall remain at nine?

Amendment #11 - Creation of specific terms for federal Judges and Justices

Do you agree about the creation of specific number of years as a term for Federal Judges, Applet Judges and Supreme Court Justices with the ability for reappointment if reconfirmed?

Amendment #12 - Election Integrity

Do you agree with the concept of Political Standing in that contributions to Congressional campaigns should only be made by those living in a specific state or Congressional District?

Amendment #13 - The Election Process

Do you agree with the idea of expanding the role of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to better oversee the election process?

Amendment #14 - Election Procedure

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Amendment #15 - United States Citizenship

Do you agree with the changed to birthright citizenship?

Amendment #16 - The Right to Life

Do you believe that no abortion shall be permitted when the heartbeat of a child in the womb is detected?

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Common Sense Governance 

by Richard P. Ley

Published by Economedix, LLC

Suburban Pittsburgh, PA 
United States of America