Amendment XX No state or local government entity shall assert special privilege or exemption with respect to established rights granted by the Federal Constitution. Rationale In a free society there is no […]

Amendment XIX All workers shall have the right to organize for purposes of collective representation and bargaining. Rationale Americans are fond of the idea of upward mobility, although in truth we now […]

Amendment XVIII In order to further the public’s interest in a free and independent legislature, elected officials shall not petition the body in which they served, either on their own behalf or […]

Amendment XVII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Rationale Another one today that represents no change, although I’m very open to discussion […]

Amendment XVI In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed five hundred dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a […]

Amendment XV In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of professional, trained adjudicators sanctioned by the state and district […]

Amendment XIV All citizens shall enjoy the right to shelter, nourishment, healthcare and educational opportunity. Rationale Too much mischief has been accomplished under the guise of the rabid social Darwinian dogma that […]

Amendment XII No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the […]