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Sections of the U.S. Government Reform Amendment (USGRA)

Here is a list of the proposed sections of the amendment: No Money in Politics No Lobbying Term Limits Balance Sheets and Tax Returns No Perks No Financial Trades While in Office Cannot Be A Business Partner While in Office All Bills Must Pass by Two-Thirds Vote All Bills Must Be 10-Page, Single Issue Bills Mandatory Review of All Bills Not Passed by Two-Thirds Vote Congressional Procedural and Voting Rules Must Pass by Two-Thirds Vote Judges Shall Not Create Laws or De Facto Laws The President Shall Not Create Laws or De Facto Laws

Section 8 -- All Bills Must Pass by Two-Thirds Vote

This is the minimum threshold reiterated throughout the constitution already, but congress has made their own rules and passed bad laws by a simple majority.  If you can't get two-thirds to vote in favor of your bill, then it must not be good or needed.   No more laws foisted upon half the country by the other half of the country.

Section 9 -- All Bills Must Be 10-Page, Single Issue Bills

All bills must be 10 pages or less and cover only a single issue.  Bills will not be named after government officials.

Section 10 -- Mandatory Review of All Bills Not Passed by Two-Thirds Vote

Any current laws passed without meeting the criteria set forth in Sections 8 and 9 will go under mandatory review and must meet those criteria if they are to become law again.

Section 11 -- Congressional Procedural & Voting Rules Must Pass by Two-Thirds Vote

Currently, the party in power can change their chamber's procedural/voting rules to suit their needs.  This must stop.  Congress must start from scratch and adopt new rules that must be accepted by two-thirds of the new congress.

Section 12 -- Judges Shall Not Create Laws or De Facto Laws

Judges' rulings will only impact the cases in question.  Only congress creates laws.  Congress must review all Supreme Court rulings to see if new laws need to be passed, thus clearly delineating that only congress creates laws.