The Evolution of Democracy

The Issue

We the (undersigned) People of the United States of America in Order to form a more perfect Union, ensure Equality, and to promote Liberty and Freedom, do hereby state our support of the following three (3) Amendments to our Constitution:

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AMENDMENT XXVIII

SECTION 1: The election of all members of Congress and of the President and Vice President shall be conducted via a digital federal voting system operated and maintained by the Government in conjunction with the several States. Congress shall provide the funding necessary for the development, operation, and maintenance of the system as a component of the national defense budget, and shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. 

SECTION 2: The operation and security of the federal voting system created by this article shall be the responsibility of the National Security Agency ("NSA"). The President may appoint a successor or supplemental agency to replace or assist the NSA in this capacity, provided such appointment is confirmed by a majority of both houses of Congress.

SECTION 3: The registration of citizens to the federal voting system and the administration of system credentials shall belong to the several States, Territories and the District of Columbia, pursuant to procedures established by the NSA or other federal agency designated as responsible for the operation and security of the system. Each State, together with the District of Columbia shall appoint an official auditor, whose responsibility it shall be, together with the other auditors (collectively the “Audit Board”), to review and certify election results conducted via the federal voting system. In the event the Audit Board concludes that election results were altered or compromised by an illegal actor or actors, or that a systemic issue adversely impacted the reliability of election results, a simple majority of the Audit Board shall decide whether or not to void the election results and re-conduct the election in whole or in part.  

SECTION 4: Any intentional alteration or attempted alteration of the records of the federal voting system established by this article shall be considered an act of Treason against the United States. A conviction under this article shall not require the Testimony of two Witnesses, provided credible digital evidence exists, which can be corroborated by two independent expert Witnesses, only one of which may be an employee of the Government.

SECTION 5: All future voting matters designated as belonging to the citizens of the United States, whether through Congressional legislation or Amendment hereto, shall be conducted via the federal voting system established by this article, and shall be subject to the oversight and regulation of the Audit Board, as set forth in Section 3 above.

AMENDMENT XXIX

SECTION 1: Prior to any official vote in either House of Congress to: (i) enact a Bill into Law; (ii) declare war or authorize use of military force in a foreign nation; or (iii) confirm any Presidential nominee to the Supreme Court, all such matters shall first be subject to a vote amongst the citizens of the various Districts and States, as the case may be.

SECTION 2: All votes required by this article shall be held on no less than 24 hours' notice to the public, and voting periods shall be uniform across the States and Districts. The specific timing and duration of citizen voting periods shall be determined by Congress, conforming to the minimum requirements established by this section. 

SECTION 3: All Senators and Representatives shall participate with their constituency in the votes required by this article. The individual votes of the Senators and Representatives shall be published in the federal voting system in advance of the vote by the citizens. If any Senator or Representative does not publish a vote in advance of the vote by their constituency, due to incapacity, abstention or otherwise, a vote shall be cast in Congress on behalf of said official's State/District which conforms to the decided majority of the citizen vote, and Sections 4 and 5 below shall not apply. 

SECTION 4: Provided at least one-third (1/3) or more of the total registered voting citizens of a District or State, as the case may be, participate in a vote required by this article, then the corresponding Senator or Representative for such District/State shall cast an official vote in Congress which conforms to the decided majority of the citizen vote.

SECTION 5: In the event less than one-third (1/3) of the total registered voting citizens of a District or State participate in a vote required by this article, then the corresponding Senator or Representative for such District/State shall have the option to cast an official vote in Congress which: (i) conforms to the decided majority of the citizen vote, or (ii) conforms to the initial vote published by the Senator/Representative in accordance with Section 3 of this article.

AMENDMENT XXX

SECTION 1: The President and Vice President shall be elected jointly by the direct vote of the citizens of the United States, without regard to whether the citizens are residents of a State or the District of Columbia. The persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected.  The provisions of this section shall supersede all conflicting provisions concerning the election of the President and Vice President appearing in Article II and Amendments XII and XXIII of this Constitution.

SECTION 2: The War Powers Resolution, Public Law 93-148, codified in the United States Code, Title 50, Chapter 33, Sections 1541-48 is hereby adopted and made part of this Constitution. 

SECTION 3: Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.  If the President approves, he or she shall sign it, but if not, the President may initiate a vote amongst the citizens of the United States to veto the Bill.  The President shall participate in all such votes, and a simple majority of the participating citizens, inclusive of the President, shall determine whether the Bill becomes a Law or is vetoed and returned to the House of Congress from which it originated. 

All votes initiated by the President pursuant to this article shall be held on no less than 24 hours notice to the public, and the specific duration of the voting period shall be determined by the President.  Provided, however, if any Bill is not vetoed and retuned to Congress within ten Days of presentation to the President (Sundays excepted), the Same shall become a Law, in a like Manner as if the President had signed it. 

The provisions of this section shall supersede those previously set forth in Article I, Section 7, Paragraph 2 of this Constitution. 

SECTION 4:  Upon receipt of a nomination from the President to fill a Vacancy on the Supreme Court, the Senate shall be obligated to commence confirmation hearings on such nominee within thirty (30) days thereof, and shall be obligated to conclude such hearings and the corresponding vote by the citizens the United States, as required under Amendment XXIX of this Constitution, within sixty (60) days thereof.  

 

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The Issue

We the (undersigned) People of the United States of America in Order to form a more perfect Union, ensure Equality, and to promote Liberty and Freedom, do hereby state our support of the following three (3) Amendments to our Constitution:

(For more information visit www.TheEvolutionOfDemocracy.com)

AMENDMENT XXVIII

SECTION 1: The election of all members of Congress and of the President and Vice President shall be conducted via a digital federal voting system operated and maintained by the Government in conjunction with the several States. Congress shall provide the funding necessary for the development, operation, and maintenance of the system as a component of the national defense budget, and shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. 

SECTION 2: The operation and security of the federal voting system created by this article shall be the responsibility of the National Security Agency ("NSA"). The President may appoint a successor or supplemental agency to replace or assist the NSA in this capacity, provided such appointment is confirmed by a majority of both houses of Congress.

SECTION 3: The registration of citizens to the federal voting system and the administration of system credentials shall belong to the several States, Territories and the District of Columbia, pursuant to procedures established by the NSA or other federal agency designated as responsible for the operation and security of the system. Each State, together with the District of Columbia shall appoint an official auditor, whose responsibility it shall be, together with the other auditors (collectively the “Audit Board”), to review and certify election results conducted via the federal voting system. In the event the Audit Board concludes that election results were altered or compromised by an illegal actor or actors, or that a systemic issue adversely impacted the reliability of election results, a simple majority of the Audit Board shall decide whether or not to void the election results and re-conduct the election in whole or in part.  

SECTION 4: Any intentional alteration or attempted alteration of the records of the federal voting system established by this article shall be considered an act of Treason against the United States. A conviction under this article shall not require the Testimony of two Witnesses, provided credible digital evidence exists, which can be corroborated by two independent expert Witnesses, only one of which may be an employee of the Government.

SECTION 5: All future voting matters designated as belonging to the citizens of the United States, whether through Congressional legislation or Amendment hereto, shall be conducted via the federal voting system established by this article, and shall be subject to the oversight and regulation of the Audit Board, as set forth in Section 3 above.

AMENDMENT XXIX

SECTION 1: Prior to any official vote in either House of Congress to: (i) enact a Bill into Law; (ii) declare war or authorize use of military force in a foreign nation; or (iii) confirm any Presidential nominee to the Supreme Court, all such matters shall first be subject to a vote amongst the citizens of the various Districts and States, as the case may be.

SECTION 2: All votes required by this article shall be held on no less than 24 hours' notice to the public, and voting periods shall be uniform across the States and Districts. The specific timing and duration of citizen voting periods shall be determined by Congress, conforming to the minimum requirements established by this section. 

SECTION 3: All Senators and Representatives shall participate with their constituency in the votes required by this article. The individual votes of the Senators and Representatives shall be published in the federal voting system in advance of the vote by the citizens. If any Senator or Representative does not publish a vote in advance of the vote by their constituency, due to incapacity, abstention or otherwise, a vote shall be cast in Congress on behalf of said official's State/District which conforms to the decided majority of the citizen vote, and Sections 4 and 5 below shall not apply. 

SECTION 4: Provided at least one-third (1/3) or more of the total registered voting citizens of a District or State, as the case may be, participate in a vote required by this article, then the corresponding Senator or Representative for such District/State shall cast an official vote in Congress which conforms to the decided majority of the citizen vote.

SECTION 5: In the event less than one-third (1/3) of the total registered voting citizens of a District or State participate in a vote required by this article, then the corresponding Senator or Representative for such District/State shall have the option to cast an official vote in Congress which: (i) conforms to the decided majority of the citizen vote, or (ii) conforms to the initial vote published by the Senator/Representative in accordance with Section 3 of this article.

AMENDMENT XXX

SECTION 1: The President and Vice President shall be elected jointly by the direct vote of the citizens of the United States, without regard to whether the citizens are residents of a State or the District of Columbia. The persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected.  The provisions of this section shall supersede all conflicting provisions concerning the election of the President and Vice President appearing in Article II and Amendments XII and XXIII of this Constitution.

SECTION 2: The War Powers Resolution, Public Law 93-148, codified in the United States Code, Title 50, Chapter 33, Sections 1541-48 is hereby adopted and made part of this Constitution. 

SECTION 3: Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.  If the President approves, he or she shall sign it, but if not, the President may initiate a vote amongst the citizens of the United States to veto the Bill.  The President shall participate in all such votes, and a simple majority of the participating citizens, inclusive of the President, shall determine whether the Bill becomes a Law or is vetoed and returned to the House of Congress from which it originated. 

All votes initiated by the President pursuant to this article shall be held on no less than 24 hours notice to the public, and the specific duration of the voting period shall be determined by the President.  Provided, however, if any Bill is not vetoed and retuned to Congress within ten Days of presentation to the President (Sundays excepted), the Same shall become a Law, in a like Manner as if the President had signed it. 

The provisions of this section shall supersede those previously set forth in Article I, Section 7, Paragraph 2 of this Constitution. 

SECTION 4:  Upon receipt of a nomination from the President to fill a Vacancy on the Supreme Court, the Senate shall be obligated to commence confirmation hearings on such nominee within thirty (30) days thereof, and shall be obligated to conclude such hearings and the corresponding vote by the citizens the United States, as required under Amendment XXIX of this Constitution, within sixty (60) days thereof.  

 

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