November thru
April--Each American voter chooses a national political party
Month of May--Official
count of voters in each political party is reported by the National Election
Committee
June thru August--Public
speeches, forums, and written responses from all parties that captured
at least 1% of the vote
September thru
December--Speeches, debates, and written responses from the top 7 political
parties only
Second week of
January--Each American voter chooses just one of the top 7 national political
parties to identify with for this purpose only
March thru May--The
3-month duration of the Constitutional Convention
October 1--The new
government under the new constitution will be implemented
(End
of 23-Month Timeline and Timeline Summary)
The spoken and written words of the delegates
must be publicized, and citizens will be allowed to voice their own opinions in
the process.
The US
Congress, the President, and the US Supreme Court will not have the right to
control a Constitutional Convention.
They can, however, express their opinions and recommendations in the
process.
(End of this Twenty-Eighth Amendment
Proposal)
If the
above Twenty-Eighth Amendment proposal is passed, many citizens on the
political Right and the Left who have felt helpless, hopeless, and alienated
about making any significant political changes, will, maybe for the first time,
become animated by citizenship and politics.
If a new constitution can be simplified, shortened, modernized, easily
amended, and easily abolished--a lot more people will feel empowered about making
political changes that matter.
Part 2: Why Marijuana/Hemp
Legalization is our Second Best Hope
One of
the biggest ironies of all time is the fact that the most versatile plant on
the planet was made illegal in 1937--the marijuana/hemp plant. Congress at the time was convinced that
individuals go into murderous rampages under the influence of cannabis or
pot. It was made illegal for political
reasons--its cultivation and uses cut deeply into the profits of certain
corporations eager to sell alternative products.
Jack
Herer, author of classic book Hemp and the Marijuana Conspiracy: The
Emperor Wears No Clothes, argued that hemp could save the planet! Cars, houses, rope, paper, clothes and about
20,000 other household products could be made from this weed that does not
require the artificial chemicals that growing corn and cotton require. Birds prefer hemp seeds over all others. When the seeds are made into a food, like
porridge, it has more essential amino acids than any other plant. As a medicine, it is an effective treatment
for several diseases and ailments, especially glaucoma. Terrence McKenna, prominent author in the
psychedelic movement, said "If the words "life, liberty, and pursuit of
happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness,
then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on."
During
the Vietnam War, the anti-nuclear, anti-war, peace and love, civil rights, and
feminist movements were all contemporaneous with the marijuana and psychedelic
movements. When a person has the proper
mental set in a therapeutic, supportive setting, marijuana and psychedelics
like LSD and peyote can cause the person to have a spiritual experience that
provides self-understanding, which can lead to self-improvement.
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