Forum Post: A Change in Politcs; Return to a Citizen Legislature

Capitalize (sorry for the choice of word!) on your grass roots energy. Change the way politics works. Change the Constitution from the state level; don't rely on Congress to make the necessary changes. It's in their own self-interest to retain the status quo.

Eliminate reelection campaigns; eliminate campaign contribution demands; reduce the power of lobbyists. HOW you ask?

Eliminate the ability for any officeholder at the federal level to run for reelection. Change the Rep cycle to 1 5-year term; Senate to 1 7-year term; Pres to 1 6-year term. Require immediate resignation from office if any direct or indirect effort is considered, made, intimated, etc to run for a different office by the officeholder and/or any other person affiliated with this person (call it the Dodd effect - live in Iowa for a Pres campaign while holding Senate seat).

Require full disclosure of any campaign ads as to who the real donors are; no more hiding behind pseudonames. Require all requests for Congressional involvement to be made publically, not through private meetings. Nothing in the Articles says that you can't seek redress; just seek it publically to remove any influence.

If enough states approve, it becomes the law of the land. It can't be ruled against!

You have the attention of people; make the most of it. Enough of us are frustrated with the status quo to cause an impact. More power to the people is over due...