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The members of the United States House of Representative and the members of the United States Senate shall pass no law that they are not subject to.

The Constitution is the bedrock upon which the United States is built, yet it seems that many of those running this country have never read it. Comments by some of the current members of Congress are downright scary. Last year I saw the test for becoming a naturalized citizen. It's not easy. I'm guessing there are many in Congress, who could not pass this test. Since people writing the laws should actually have a clue about the country they want to govern, I'm proposing an amendment stating that those who want to run for Federal office must be able to pass this test.

Congress makes too many decisions that put Congressional representatives above the people they represent. They would vote more honorably if they had the same vested interest in the laws they pass as we do, especially as regards health insurance.

This petition requires all campaign contributions to be identified as to who (individuals) made the actual contributions.

In order for Congress to create Legislation to help reduce our deficits, they must work together not have a non-congressman in control of their being able to negotiate - Grover Norquist is not an elected official.

Quite simply, our election system is not based on one-citizen/one-vote. By eliminating the Electoral College and going to a popular vote, we won't have another Supreme Court deciding who gets to be president. There is no Electoral College at any level other when voting for president. It's in the way of free and fair elections.

Money spent in Elections has gotten obscene. Term limits will not work. Finance reform has not worked. Candidates are now beholding to the money on both sides.

Thousands of veterans have, and are, returning home to the United States with the relevant skills to fill job positions in areas of transportation, engineering, mechanics, medicine, education, computer science, and a number of other fields. Unfortunately, their valued skills do not count on the job marked unless these qualified veterans also have certificates, such as licenses and degrees, validating their training. There is a simple solution to this problem: the department of defense could partner with all universities that receive federal funding to ensure that the training and experience our veterans gain in battle are transferred into licenses and degrees before they are honorably discharged. Many of our universities and community colleges already have programs in place that recognize work experience and training outside the traditional classroom as credit towards a degree or license. By forming partnerships with universities and colleges the department of defense could easily provide licenses and degrees to our service men and women that reflect their talents, training, and experience. Funding from the GI Bill could pay for the certificates and licenses before the service member is discharged. In addition, the program could be retroactive to help those that have already been discharged but meet the requirements.

We need to raise awareness, first of all, as to what exactly a fillibuster is. I just saw a vote in the U.S. Senate in which a bill to raise benefits for war veterans was "voted down" despite support from 58 out of 100 senators. If we do not abolish the fillibuster, we will continue to see sensible solutions to problems flushed away due to partisan hooliganism.

Mandatory Paper Ballots shall be required. Electronic voting machines are not to be allowed in any election, nationwide.

A referendum should be proposed to eliminate the Electoral College and permit citizens to elect the President and Vice President by a simple majority vote.