Amendments
can also be added to the constitution if 2/3 of the state legislatures approve
them at a national convention that has one representative from each state.
How to Abolish the 226-Year-Old
Constitution
The
Constitution is the supreme civil law of the land. A radically new constitution and government
can be formed through a Constitutional Convention. It can be achieved in a fair, orderly, and
nonviolent way. A new constitution would
not need to throw out the best of the old.
The American people have a right to choose whether they want a new
constitution. Through their chosen
representatives, an entirely new constitution can be made. For now on, the decision to create a new
supreme document will be considered by the American people at every presidential election.
Every 4 years when Americans vote for a president,
they can vote for or against having a Constitutional Convention. If 51% or more of the voters say yes, then
100 delegates, chosen through proportional representation, will be sent to the
Constitutional Convention to create a new constitution. Then if 51% or more of the Constitutional Convention
delegates approve any new document, the new government will be implemented 4
months later. This orderly process will
take 23 months.
Here is how Proportional
Representation can work in the selection of constitutional convention delegates: American
voters will study and evaluate the platforms and constitutions of the 7 largest
national political parties. Each voter
will choose one of 7 political parties that he or she most identifies with for
this purpose only. Let us pretend that, based on the latest national election, the 100 Constitutional Convention
delegates will have these numbers or percentages: 20% Republican, 20%
Democratic, 15% Libertarian, 15% Constitution Party, 15% Green Party, 10%
Socialist, and 5% Communist.
A National Elections Committee,
whose executive directors will represent the 7 largest national political
parties, will be established beforehand to guarantee impartial election
officials. Local election administrators
will be professionalized. The National
Elections Committee may use a voter-verified, paper audit trail produced by
standardized voting equipment, or it may decide to use paper ballots to prevent
corruption. The National Elections
Committee will also be responsible for counting and verifying the membership of
national political parties.
The
23-Month Timeline for Creating the New Constitution and Implementing the New
Government
If at presidential
election time, the American people decide they want a Constitutional
Convention, then they will have almost 5 months, from November through April,
to officially register with a national political party for this purpose only.
Websites such as www.politics1.com
describe all the known national political parties. Then during the month of May, no switches can
be made as the official count is reported by the National Elections
Committee.
Any national political
party that represents at least 1% or
more of the nation's eligible voters will participate in national public
speeches and debates, held from June through August. The political parties will also share their
party platforms and their own proposed constitutions in writing.
Then from September through
December, the representative political parties will be narrowed down to the top
7 political parties only, as determined 4 months earlier in May, and these 7
parties will share their party platforms and proposed constitutions in writing,
and they will engage in public speeches and debates.
Then during the second
week of January, voters will choose just one of the top 7 national political
parties to identify with, if they want their vote to count.
Let us pretend for
pedagogical purposes that the 100 delegates from the top 7 national political
parties will be comprised of the following numbers at the Constitutional
Convention: Republican Party, 20;
Democratic Party, 20; Libertarian Party, 15; Green Party, 15; Constitution
Party, 15; Socialist Party, 10; and Communist Party, 5.
On March 1, the
Constitutional Convention delegates will meet at the Capitol building in
Washington D.C. The delegates will work
from March through May to create a new constitution that 51% or more of the
delegates approve. Each party will choose one of its delegates to be the
potential chairman. The 100 delegates as
a group will then choose one delegate to be the chairman of the Convention
using Instant Runoff Voting with 7 candidates (one from each party) on the
slate.
If the delegates agree
on a new constitution with a 51% majority before the 3 months elapse, they must
use the remaining days to hear dissenting voices in the constant effort to
revise their document through consensus decision-making in order to get an even
higher percentage of approval. If only 50% or less of the delegates approves
the new constitution after working on it for 3 months, then the proposed
document becomes void, and the current constitution remains official.
However, if the new
constitution is approved with a 51% majority or higher by the end of May, then
the Constitutional Convention delegates will determine the specifics as to when
and how the new government, based on the new constitution, will be implemented
in a safe, orderly, and smooth way on October 1.
Summary
of 23-Month Timeline for Creating the new Constitution and Implementing the New
Government
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