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NEEDED NOW--CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FOR PEOPLE'S RIGHTS AND MAINTENANCE OF PEOPLE'S AUTHORITY

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(5) Allow for recall elections of representatives and president/vice-president at the national level.

(6) Regulate election funding & financing strictly & with universal but progressive taxes on the wealthiest corporations and taxpayers.

(7) Allow little-if any--corporate and private influence on individual election campaign, while limiting their very public influence on parties and issue-campaigns in contrast to how they exercise their influence currently.

(8) Allow voters to select back-up candidates, as is currently done in Australia.

(9) Get rid of the electoral college for presidential elections.

TAXATION LAWS

(1) More progressive and more universal taxes need to be restored-with bottom level wage earners receiving government subsidies for education, medical care, etc.

(2) No 100% write-offs on taxes except for recognized and bonafide apolitical NGOs.

(3) Limit defense and intelligence spending as a proportion of the total federal budget or GNP, similar to what Japan does currently according to its constittuion.

(4) Set up spending minimums as percentage of national budget and as percentage of GNP for primary. secondary, and tertiary education.

(5) Write tax laws that follow corporations significantly better across national borders than they do currently.

(6) Allow an opt-out of taxes on military spending for conscientious objectors. NOTE: These citizens would have to put equivalent moneys in a national societal care fund to be used for other needs in the nation.

BILL OF RIGHTS

(1) Incorporate the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights into the U.S. Constitution.

(2) Maintain most of the current amendments to the Constitution.

(3) Eliminate current uncontrolled rights to bear arms to only the domain of common-sense levels of privacy rights, self-protection, and police protection.

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