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Convention of States

This is a trimmed down version of what is available in section App B politics and government.

• Create a voting position to replace the house representative or senator position and make current house representative and senate positions advisory positions only.
  Temporarily assign members to hold the voting positions for your state. Assign alternates.
• Recall all delegated powers. The unelected should not be setting policy.
• If you can do it safely, consider changing where the voting is done. Voting from the home state and even the home should be considered.
• Make a continuity of business plan for congress.
• Every vote should be recorded and viewable by the public.
• Simplify the processes. End as much of the nonsense that they currently engage in as possible.
• End negotiating and compromising. Don’t engage in quid pro quo. Your committees should vote for the benefit or will of the people that they represent.
• End the congressional shut downs in times of need.
• Congress-people should live by the same rules as everyone else.
  There should be no perks, favors or special treatment.
  There should be no qualified immunity.
  Insider trading should be discouraged. Consider making the fines 125% of gains or better.
• Bills
  Vote on one issue/bill at a time. No combining to sneak something in.
  Limit bill size, complexity and vocabulary to a length and skill level that can be read and understood by a fifth grader (or a series of 5th graders read in succession) in one hour. Bills that are too large or comprehensive should be split into multiple bills and voted on separately.
• Voting should be done during standard business hours.
• Review current laws. Get rid of as much as you can, but still maintain order.
  Change or remove any law that violates the Constitution or Bill of Rights.
  Remove or rework laws that work against you.
  Remove laws that favor certain groups and/or look to have been purchased.
  Rewrite ambiguous language. If it can be interpreted more than one way it is useless and probably a loop hole. Language should be clear and easy to understand.
• Aim to be as transparent as possible without risking national security. Let the public know what work was completed.
  Publish videos when available.
  Publish a monthly report of tasks completed. Consider having a regular presentation similar to the state of the union or a shareholders meeting.
• Require a competency test for candidates of all branches – civilian/peoples (if created), legislative, executive and judicial.
  This should be done before each term.
• Military – The legislative branch is required to provide and maintain a navy and to raise and support Armies. This should allow you the power to clean out bad actors that are in command positions.
• The people working for the executive should be working for the executive and not against the executive. If this isn’t happening the legislative should work with the executive to resolve this.

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