To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Constitutional Amendment to change election cycle and process
A Constitutional Amendment to:
1. Establish a general election for US President, Senate and House of Representatives to be held once every 6 years.
2. President, Senate and House of Representatives member, representing their country or states or districts, respectfully, would ALL be elected ONCE every 6 years and ALL for 6 years terms.
3. US citizen(s) elected to the US Presidency, Senate and House of Representatives would be ineligible to run for or be appointed to any of the 3 respective branches of the federal government for a period of 6 years following their initial 6 years term(s) or any future 6 years term(s). Successive terms are forbidden.
4. Maximum years any US citizen shall hold any position in the 3 respective branches of the federal government shall be 24 years or four non-successive terms.
5. Those US citizens that have held a position in any one of the three respective branches of the federal government prior to the ratification of this amendment may run for US President, Senate or The House of Representatives at the first general election. But their years serving as US President or Senator or Member of the House of Representatives shall count against their 24 years of eligibility as described in #4 above.
Why is this important?
Amendment would:
1. End the unproductive cycle of politicians spending their time and efforts to raise funds and achieve support for their re-elections instead spending their time and efforts to work with others to solve problems facing the US and its citizens, especially our growing deficit and debt; and, tax code.
2. Reduce the negative influence that special interest groups, lobbyists and big donors have on our elected officials’ words and actions; and, on the legislative process.
3. Give US citizens, especially children, a break from very negative campaigns, which occurs every two years and demonstrates how terribly grown-ups, candidates and their supporters, may act in order to gain election or re-election or power.
4. Our current elections’ cycle and process does not promote elected officials to work together: but, instead fosters division, polarization and grid lock due to politicians being more concerned about maintaining power and position by any means necessary instead of acting honorably, decently, reasonably and responsibly with other elected officials, regardless of party affiliations, for the best interests of US citizens and our great country.