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Proposed to the People by the
Legislature
Vote cast by the Legislature on final passage dated [ ]:
House: Yeas [ ]; Nays [ ]
Senate: Yeas [ ]; Nays [ ]
Referendum Bill # [
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Preface
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The Federal Government
denies the Citizens of this State
their constitutional rights in law and/or in principle that:
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The federal Government promote the
general welfare (i.e., well-being) of the People,
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The People shall
choose
their congressional representatives, and
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The Congress
should have
acted to prevent various other
major problems.
The purpose of
this bill is to find a permanent effective method to remedy problems of this
type.
This State
recognizes that the
Founding Fathers’ assurances made to the States, and the ensuing State
responsibilities under the Constitution, are relevant to these Problems:
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The persons delegated to the administration
of the national government will always be disinclined to yield up any
portion of the authority of which they were once possessed.
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The People must rely
on the disposition of the State legislatures to erect barriers against the
encroachments of the national authority.
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The U.S.
Constitution incorporated Article V's
Second Method of amending the Constitution to
accommodate precisely these types of Problems that
are otherwise unsolvable within the Constitution.
Based on these
U.S. Constitutional obligations to act to resolve these Problems, the States
believes this bill is an appropriate action.
In this State [The Constitution is established by the people.
All political power is inherent in the people. Free Governments derive their
just powers from the consent of the governed. Governments are established
for the people’s benefit and to protect and maintain their rights. The
people have a right to alter or reform their government. The right of
petition for the common good shall not be abridged. The people have the
constitutional right of direct democracy by referendum and/or initiative. A
power reserved by the people is the initiative.]
Based on these
State principles, this State desires to consider a Solution that will remedy the
Congressional problems
imposed upon the people of this State by providing a continuing constitutional means to check and balance the misused powers that have accumulated and would continue to accumulate to the Congress.
The State Legislature believes that it should confirm the People's support
for this legislation. This proposed bill is therefore referred to the voters
by the Legislature for their decision at the next state-wide election.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of [ ]
Therefore, it is the people's
will that this State shall support a U.S. Initiatives Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution and that this State's Legislature shall apply to Congress to call an Article V Convention for proposing the
Initiatives Amendment.
This Constitutional
Amendment shall
authorize nationwide United States Citizens' Initiatives. It shall establish
a U.S. Citizens' Initiatives Assembly to manage the initiative process. The
Assembly shall
consist of a randomly selected cross-section of the People. The Assembly
shall be independent, protected from tampering, responsible only to the People,
and funded by the U.S. Government as an inalienable entitlement of the People.
An example is described in the attached Citizens' Initiatives
Constitutional
Amendment and referenced documents.
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