The True Democracy Amendment
What sets the TDA apart from other popular reform measures is that, rather than prescribe a specific solution, It seeks only to establish the mechanism by which American voters may select an issue and find their own solution. This is how Americans become full partners in their own governance and assert real control over our elected representatives. This is how the Citizenry becomes the fourth and highest branch of government.
The True Democracy Amendment
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Section 1. The Constitution of the United States of America is hereby amended to reaffirm that the Citizens of this nation are, and of right ought to be, the supreme authority in their governance. All Legislative, Executive, and Judicial powers granted herein shall henceforth be subordinate to the Will of the People.
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Section 2. The Will of the People shall be expressed in National Policy Decisions. At three-month intervals, a group of seven willing citizens shall be randomly selected to serve on the Caucus. The task of the Caucus shall be to identify to the nation those unresolved issues of great current or future import and to present those issues for deliberation as part of a national policy referendum. The period of deliberation shall be three months and will conclude with a vote. A National Policy Decision shall be deemed to have been made when two-thirds of participating voters affirm the policy or one of the policy options presented.
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Section 3. A National Policy Decision directs all subsequent actions by the other branches of government. The Legislature shall formulate laws that faithfully express the Will of the People. The Executive shall efficiently administer those laws. The Judiciary shall rule where there is disagreement as to whether a law (or its administration) faithfully expresses the Will of the People.
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Section 4. National Policy Decisions must be implemented within six months. Legislators refusing to act shall be considered in breach of public trust and subject to immediate recall by the executives of their states. The House of Representatives shall exercise the power of impeachment upon any President refusing to act in subordination to the Will of the People. National Policy Decisions may not be challenged in court until two years after implementation.
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​The benefits flowing from The TDA and a National Referendum System (NRS) are many:
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Citizens finally gain the sovereignty they were promised so long ago.
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Citizens feel they finally have real control over their government and their own lives.
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Critical policy issues are quickly resolved instead of festering for decades and dividing us as a people.
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Opens the door for all the vital legislation Congress that has refused to address: e.g., campaign finance reform, term limits, balanced budgets, making gerrymandering illegal, etc., etc.
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Control of our political system by power-hungry parties is contained.
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Voter apathy is diminished as voting becomes a meaningful right and responsibility.
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Special interest groups have to make their case to all of us, not just Congress.
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The TDA finally completes the American Voting Rights Movement.
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The NRS would be far less costly and complex to administer than other reform models.
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America sets a new standard for democratic governance in the world.
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The Re-United States of America becomes, once again, The World’s Leading Democracy. *
However, passing a constitutional amendment in our current environment is a tremendous challenge. It will take the outraged demands of millions to get our government to share its power with The Citizenry. If you have had it with "government as usual", make the time to sign our petition.
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