Support a Second Bill of Rights

Article I

Matrimonial Freedom

Section 1, The right to engage in legitimate marital union with a legal consenting partner or multiple legal consenting partners regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual preference shall not be infringed upon by Congress or by State and, or Local legislative authorities subject to the Constitution of the United States, as it is an inalienable right in accordance with the pursuit of happiness.

Section 2, Neither Congress nor State and local governments have the right to define the structure of a marriage, which has taken place, or is to take place between legal consenting adults.

Section 3, Any Federal, State, or Local law or policy, as well as any amendments to State Constitutions, which does so infringe upon this Human Right is hereby repealed and forbidden.

Article II

Abolishment of Conscription to military service,
And Equal rights of gay personnel serving therein

Section 1, No person shall be in any way forced, coerced, or deceived to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States or in the State militias for any reason. Any contract of enlistment into said Armed Forces, or State militias, to include verbal agreements and promises between recruiters and enlistees shall be held as valid under the law of the United States and the law of each one of them.

Section 2, No person may be denied the right to serve in the armed forces of the United States or in the State militias on account of race, religion, gender, or sexual preference.

Article III

Humane Treatment of Prisoners and Incarcerated Persons

Section 1, No person who is; a prisoner of war, belligerent enemy combatant, foreign citizen, or citizen of the United States held in Federal, State, Local, or military custody subject to the United States, shall be subject to acts of violence upon their person, nor shall they be treated in any manner which degrades their personal dignity.

Section 2, All   persons who are detained for any reason by Federal, State, Local, or military authority, shall receive expedient and competent medical, dental, and mental care when the need arises.

Section 3, Religious rights, freedoms, customs, and observances shall not be denied to any person who is detained in Federal, State, Local, or military custody, except in cases where such religious rights, freedoms, customs, and observances shall conflict with the rights of others, or with maintaining security in the facility wherein they are being detained.

Section 4, Any person who takes active participation in an act of physical or mental abuses, or the degradation of any detainee's human dignity shall be charged and tried in a court of law for Crimes Against Humanity. Any person who, having knowledge of acts of physical or mental abuse, or of outrages upon the personal dignity of detained persons being carried out, fails to prevent such acts by direct intervention, or by alerting the proper authorities shall likewise be charged and tried in a court of law for Crimes Against Humanity as if he or she committed such acts him, or herself.

Section 5, This Article shall come into full effect immediately upon its ratification. Once this article is ratified, any person who, before the ratification of this article, may have taken active participation in an act of physical or mental abuses, or the degradation of any detainee's human dignity may still be charged and tried in a court of law for Crimes Against Humanity.

Section 6, Congress shall have full authority to determine acts of physical or mental abuses, or the degradation of any detainee's human dignity which shall be uniform to persons detained under Federal, State, Local, or military authority, and shall have full power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Article IV

Proprietorship over Self and Body

Section 1, The Right of Men and Women to be secure in their personal authority over their bodies shall not be violated by any legislation made by Congress, or State legislatures. No legislation shall impede the right to, seek contraceptives; or abortions of unborn fetuses; or to engage in prostitution.

Section 2, In any case where it has been determined by a consensus of no less than three competent licensed medical practitioners that a person is in a state of suffering and such state is not likely to change, the right of the person who is suffering or the right of the person legally designated as the executor of estate for the person who is suffering to seek compassionate euthanization for the person who is suffering shall not be denied, however, in cases where the executor is making the request, he or she must produce notarized documentation proving that the request is in full accordance with the will of the person for whom the request is being made.

Section 3, In any case where a person who is suffering requests compassionate euthinization, there must be at least two witnesses present who are not of blood relation or of any other association to the person making the request.

Section 4, Any medical practitioner who renders aid in a legitimately requested euthinization shall not be subject to legal reprisal.

Section 5, The responsible use and sale of recreational substances shall not be infringed. However, the Congress and the State legislatures shall have the authority to determine, with scientific evidence, specific substances as detrimental and therefore, to make laws to limit the use and sale of said specified substances.

Article V

Universal Religious Freedom

Section 1, No law shall be considered or enacted by Congress or any state or local legislative authority under the United States, which shall have been conceived for the direct purpose of, or has the appearance of, conforming to the philosophies of any specific establishment of religion.

Section 2, No exemptions from Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises which are laid by Congress, or by any other legislative authority under the authority of the United States, shall be extended to any organization of religion or to members of religious clergy. All religious institutions shall make publicly known any and all monetary and property assets.

Section 3, No law shall be made which conflicts with the religious practices of any specific religion so long as said religion refrains from, performing inhumane acts against animals or human beings; inciting insurrection; the usurpation of any individual’s or group of individual’s rights which are guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America.

Section 4, the Supreme Court and the Congress of the United States shall reserve the right to monitor legislation of the several states in order to ascertain whether or not legislation is being considered which has religious intent therein, and if such is found to be the case, either the Supreme Court or the Congress shall reserve the right to veto said legislation on the grounds that it conflicts with the civil liberties and rights ensured to the people by the Constitution of the United States of America.

Section 5, There shall be no formal religious education in any public educational establishment. Excepting for educational programs which teach comparative religious studies and ethics.

Section 6, There shall be no Iconic displays of religious symbolism or doctrine by any public educational establishment. However, any person whether they are of the student body or of the faculty of any public educational establishment shall not be denied their right to wear apparel or accessories of religious or spiritual symbolism.

Section 7, Each student or group of students shall be afforded the right to have personal or private sessions of prayer and meditation while in school, provided that such session does not interrupt classroom activities and said session is not coercive to other students.

Section 8, Establishments of religion shall not interfere in general elections, beyond the scope of their assembled congregations within their establishments of worship and fellowship.

Section 9, Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Article VI

Fair Employment, Compensation, and Unemployment Assurance

Section 1, Every person employed within the United States or within its jurisdiction is entitled to a decent wage which is adequate to maintain a decent standard of living and reasonable regenerative exercises.

Section 2, No person shall receive wages which are specifically adjusted on account of gender, race, religion, or sexual preference.

Section 3, No person shall be considered unfit or unqualified for any employment based promotion on account of gender, race, or religion.

Section 4, No person shall be considered unfit or unqualified for any employment on account of gender, race, or religion.

Section 5, It is the responsibility of the government to ensure that the welfare of citizens who have been subject to job loss through layoffs, or on account of health or accidents or any other circumstances which are no fault of their own is provided for.

Section 6, No person who has fulfilled their requirements for pension may be subject to loss of said pension.

Section 7, Every person employed within the United States or within its jurisdiction is entitled to a fair and friendly working environment free of harassment and threat, and reasonable security within their employment.

Section 8, Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Article VII

Excessive fines and punishments defined and forbidden and protection from deceptive gramar in legislative bills

Section 1, In all cases wherein a person has been tried through due process and been found reasonably guilty of an offense, all fines, surcharges, court costs, and any other charges resulting from the conviction shall be fairly determined by the income and holdings of the person who has been convicted.

Section 2, In the case of all misdemeanors wherein no one has done harm to another person and or private property, excepting for cases of theft, the total accumulation of costs, charges, fines, and surcharges when combined shall not be more than what the convicted persons income would be in one month. Nor shall incarceration for such offense exceed a total of fifteen days.

Section 3, The practice of forcing an individual to perform community services as a punishment is now forbidden throughout the United States as such an act is slavery.

Section 4, No law which through its clever grammar aims at stripping the constitutional rights of a person from them by calling fines and punishments surecharges etc, shall be passed by Congress, or the legislatures of the United States, or by the municipal governments subject to the Constitution of the United States.

Article VIII

Accountability of Elected Officers to the law and of the Government to its citizens

Section 1, Any elected official who acts contrary to his oath of office, the Constitution of the United States, and or federal, state and local law; shall be subject to arrest and charges of criminal activity. Any person who during a campaign or term of office who engages in willful deception of the citizenry may be charged with breaking their oath of office which shall, if convicted for such offense, constitute immediate removal from office and up to ten years incarceration.

Section 2, It is unlawful for any officer who has been elected to any local, state, or federal legislative assembly to cast a vote on any bill or subject which he or she has not fully read and comprehends.

Section 3, No elected official may in any way accept contributions from any business, industry, or individual for the purpose of campaigns or any other reason.

Section 4, No person who while in service to the people in an elected or appointed capacity may have or be active in connections with any business or industry except in an official capacity.

Section 5, Congress shall establish rules and regulations to discourage any and all negative slanderous allegations made by one candidate against his or her opponent wherein said allegations shall not be backed by reasonable assumption or evidence.

Section 6, No person who owns stock in any business or industry, or who is employed by any business or industry may seek election to any office of public trust in the federal, state, or local government.

Section 7, No requirement of faith in the existence of any divine being shall be used to bar any citizen of the United States or any one of them from seeking election to, and holding any office in the local, state, or federal government.

Section 8, Congress shall also establish a separate media specifically for free election to all offices of trust under the United States, and of each one of them, which shall be maintained through anonymous contributions and donations. And no person who uses said media to run for election shall receive favoritism or extra coverage over his or her opponent.

Section 9, It is hereby declared an act of treason for Any person or persons to interfere with the proper counting of votes in Any free election.

Section 10, The right of the people of the United States to be fully aware of the actions of their government, their elected officers, and their armed forces is absolute. No secrets shall be kept from the public whatsoever by the federal, state, or local goverments for any reason.

Article IX

Protection of Home from unreasonable seizure

Section 1, No person who has fallen behind on bank payments or taxes due to loss of income or financial difficulties as a result of layoff or health problems may be subject to loss of home or property.

Section 2, No person may be sued or forced out of their home and property by law or by the community for reasons pertaining to the property values of the community. No person shall be denied the right, by law or by any assembly of people, to decorate their home and properties in any manner which they feel is fit so long as such decoration is not offensive towards race, religion, or gender.

Section 3, Any house or property which is left to sit for a period of two years consecutively shall be considered abandoned and the local government in which said property resides, shall reserve the right to seize such properties and award them to those who need them most.

Article X

The Right to Free and Competent Education

Section 1, Education being an absolute necessity to a healthy republic and democracy, the right to free and competent education up to, and including college and university level shall not be denied to any person.

Section 2, Congress shall have power to provide for this right by taxation and also to regulate the design, structure, and curriculums, of schools and universities. However, any such regulation shall be intended to encourage Free thought, Universal Ethics, and a deep desire to pursue knowledge and wisdom.

Section 3, Any and all student loans owed by students or former students are now null and void.

Article XI

The Right to Adequate Medical, Dental, and Mental Health services

No Person may for any reason be denied necessary medical, dental, or mental health services or medicines. This Article shall come into full force immediately upon ratification.

Article XII

Forbiddance of Dead Peasant Life Insurance Policies

Section 1, No business, corporation, or individual, has the right to purchase and implement any form of insurance upon their employees.

Section 2, All corporations, businesses, and individuals, who have in the past maintained such Dead Peasant life insurance policies on employees, wherein the purchasing corporations, businesses, or individuals have named themselves as the beneficiaries, are now required to reimburse the next of kin of the deceased employee family or executor of estate for the deceased with all monetary benefits they received as a result of the employee’s death.

Article XIII

The Peoples Authority over Government, Business, and Industry

Section 1, It is the right of the citizens of every community to govern themselves in whatever manner they deem to be most beneficial to all, with a decent respect minorities therein. The power and authority of the citizens of each community shall be the law therein so long as it does not conflict with the greater good and general well being of the United States, or the Constitution of the United States.

Section 2, In any community wherein a business has become a monopoly and has caused harm to the community in terms of employment and unfair competition, it is the right of the citizens therein to seize the business which has done said harm for the good of the community.

Section 3, In any Community where a place of business or industry has been seized for the good of the Community, the citizens therein may petition the federal government for a loan in order to form a cooperative community business or industry and to create growth of employment. However, Congress shall reserve the right to regulate such commerce through appropriate legislation.

Section 4, No corporation, firm of business, or party of any other kind, excepting for individual citizens may be recognized as citizens or holding the rights to own property.

Article XIV

Right to challenge the Constitutionality of law

Section 1, Every citizen of the United States shall reserve the right to challenge the constitutionality of any federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordnance in a court of law in front of a jury which shall consist of scholars of constitutional law, and if said law, regulation, or ordnance be found by such jury to be unconstitutional, their verdict shall be upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States and all other courts of law under the Constitution of the United States as well as the Supreme Courts of the various states.

Section 2, neither the Supreme Court of the United States or the Supreme Courts of the various states shall have the authority to overturn such a verdict by a jury of citizens.

Article XV

The Right to perform a citizen’s arrest

Section 1, Whereas, it is the right and duty of every citizen of the United States to protect the rights, liberties and security of their republic, every citizen has the right to perform a citizens arrest in order to affect the apprehension of any person whom the arresting citizen has reasonable evidence to suspect said person of having committed a crime.

Section 2, Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Article XVI

Partial Veto

The President of the United States shall have full authority to exercise a partial veto of items of any bill which, having been passed by the Congress has been submitted to his office for approval. Any item of any bill which the President has vetoed in such manner, shall be referred back to the house in which the entire bill shall have originated with any note of objection concerning the veto which the President shall have added, therein shall the President’s objection be entered in their journal, and that house, if it is the concurrent will of its members, may proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that house shall agree to pass the item, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which, it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that house, shall be reinstated with the original bill and it shall be law.

Article XVII

The Right to own and bear arms defined

In accordance with the second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed, however, Congress shall have full authority to limit or even forbid the commercial sale of weapons which it feels to be detrimental to the safety of the citizenry of the United States. Congress shall also have the right to require responsible education on the use and ownership of weapons by each citizen who so wishes to purchase said weapon, as well as the right to deny, by law, the right to own or use any firearms, to individuals who have been convicted of a violent crime or who have been determined mentally unstable.

Article XVIII

Term limits repealed, President elected by popular vote,
emergency war powers forbidden

Section 1, The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

Section 2, The President and Vice President of the United States shall be elected by the popular vote of the citizens of the United States regardless of state or district in which they reside.

Section 3, No power which conflicts with the articles and limitations of the Constitution of the United States shall be conferred upon the President by congress.

Article XIX

Balanced budget required

The Congress of the United States shall not appropriate more money for expenditures than is received from revenue, except in times of economic recession or depression, or in times of war or national emergency.

Article XX

Guarantee of equal rights and all other rights within the realm of reason

Section 1, Equal suffrage shall be denied to no person based on account of race, religion, gender, or sexual preference.

Section 2, No right or privilege which is not herein named, nor which is not forbidden in the Constitution of the United States, shall be denied to any person so long as it does not conflict with the rights and privileges of other persons and or the law of the land.

Section 3, No article which suppresses the rights of a minority of the people by the will of the majority of people shall ever be taken into consideration by the Congress or by any state legislative assembly, for the purpose of amending said article to the Constitution of the United States or to the constitution of any one of them.