Article I: On Fiscal Malfeasance

The federal government has engaged in decades of reckless fiscal policy, culminating in a national debt currently totaling $36,930,452,345,8651. This represents approximately $109,9472 for every person in America. This sum represents a catastrophic failure of stewardship, imposes an unsustainable burden upon current and future generations, and jeopardizes the economic sovereignty of the Nation.

Article II: On the Withholding of Information of Public Interest

The federal government has failed to provide transparency regarding matters of profound public concern, most notably by refusing to authorize the complete and unredacted release of all documents pertaining to the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy6. The continued sequestration of these files obstructs justice and fosters the perception that a separate standard of law exists for the powerful and elite, thereby undermining the principle of equal justice for all7.

Article III: On the Subversion of the Democratic Process

The United States Congress has systematically engaged in the practice of partisan gerrymandering3, creating unrepresentative electoral districts designed to entrench incumbent power and suppress the will of the electorate4. This practice effectively disenfranchises citizens and transforms the democratic process into a non-participatory exercise.

Article IV: On the Entrenchment of an Unrepresentative Political Class

The chambers of Congress have become dominated by a gerontocracy of wealthy and powerful individuals who are disconnected from the realities of the citizenry they purport to represent9. This entrenched class has prioritized the perpetuation of its own influence over the necessary transfer of leadership to a new generation. They have systematically enriched themselves through insider trading10 while opening the floodgates to unlimited dark money and super PAC corruption11.

Article V: On Obfuscation in the Legislative Process

The legislative process has been deliberately corrupted through the routine passage of omnibus bills of unmanageable length and complexity12. This practice ensures that legislation is neither fully read nor understood by many who vote upon it, and serves to conceal provisions that would not withstand public scrutiny if presented transparently. This method is a primary instrument through which the aforementioned grievances are enacted into law.

Section 1: Fiscal Responsibility and Balanced Governance

The federal budget shall be balanced over the course of the business cycle, with the goal of preventing any net increase to the national debt outside of periods of declared national emergency or significant economic recession. A clear and public glide path shall be established to achieve this balance.

Section 2: The Special Commission on Full Disclosure

A Special Commission shall be established by an act of Congress for the sole purpose of compelling the Department of Justice and all other government agencies to release the complete, unredacted, and uncensored files related to the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy8.

• 2.1. Mandate: The Commission's mandate is to deliver these materials to a third-party trust, established on behalf of the American people, for secure and lawful review.
• 2.2. Composition and Selection: The Commission shall be a congressionally chartered, bipartisan body modeled on previous independent commissions.
  • a. The Commission shall be composed of ten (10) commissioners. No more than five (5) commissioners shall be members of the same political party.
  • b. Commissioners shall be appointed by a consensus agreement between the majority and minority leadership of both chambers of Congress.
  • c. To ensure independence, nominees for the Commission shall not have held federal elected office, served as a federally registered lobbyist, or worked as a senior executive at a federal agency for a period of no less than ten (10) years prior to their appointment.
• 2.3. Authority: The Commission shall be granted full subpoena power to compel testimony and the production of evidence. All commissioners and designated staff shall be granted security clearance sufficient to review all relevant documents without redaction or censorship. The principle guiding this section is that the government is of the people and does not possess the right to withhold information from its citizens.

Section 3: Fair and Independent Congressional Districting

All congressional districts shall be drawn by independent, non-partisan commissions in each state4. The boundaries of said districts shall be determined primarily by census data and must adhere to strict geometric and geographic simplicity, containing no more than ten (10) corners, with exceptions made only for significant and clearly defined natural landmarks5.

Section 4: Congressional Term Limits

No person shall serve as a member of Congress for more than 6 (6) total terms in the House of Representatives, and no more than four (4) total terms in the Senate9.

Section 5: Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform

To sever the link between wealth and political influence, the following shall be enacted:

• 5.1. Contribution Limits: No member of Congress, nor any candidate for Congress, may accept more than six thousand dollars ($6,000) from any single individual donor per election cycle.
• 5.2. Abolition of Special Interest Vehicles: The legal precedents established by Citizens United v. FEC shall be overturned by constitutional amendment or superseding legislation11. All Political Action Committee (PAC) structures shall be abolished as legal mechanisms for campaign donations. Equivalent loopholes will be targeted for removal as they arise.
• 5.3. Prohibition on Securities Trading: Sitting members of Congress shall be prohibited from trading in individual stocks or other individual securities10 and may only participate in well-defined mutual funds or other stock allocations. An independent non-congressional committee will be established to define appropriate stock allocations, as well as provide oversite and audit controls.
• 5.4. Prohibition on Lobbying: No person who has served as a member of Congress shall be eligible to work as a lobbyist at any time, before or after their term of office.

Section 6: Legislative Transparency and Readability

To ensure due diligence and public oversight in the legislative process, the following rules shall apply to all bills before Congress:

• 6.1. Bill Integrity: All legislation must adhere to a strict "single subject" rule, prohibiting the inclusion of provisions unrelated to the central purpose of the bill.
• 6.2. Public Review and Bill Length: To ensure sufficient time for public review12, the following shall apply:
  • a. Standard Review: For any bill whose full text is one hundred (100) pages or fewer, no vote shall be held until a period of at least one full week (168 hours) has passed since the text was published.
  • b. Extended Review for Complex Legislation: For any bill exceeding one hundred (100) pages, no vote shall be held until a period of at least thirty (30) days has passed since the text was published. Such bills must also be accompanied by an official, plain-language summary of no more than ten (10) pages.
  • c. Formatting Standard: For the purposes of this section, a "page" is defined as a standard 8.5x11 inch page with one-inch margins, double-spaced, using a 12-point Times New Roman font or its equivalent.
  • d. Emergency Waiver: The applicable review period may only be waived in the case of a formally declared national emergency and upon a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers of Congress.