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SECTION lV. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
A. Denial of Constitutional Freedoms
The people of the United States shall have all the rights declared under the Constitution and its Amendments, whether in peace, in time of war, or during a national emergency.
1. Any constitutional right or freedom lost through legislation, presidential order or directive, shall immediately be restored.
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2. A denial of constitutional freedoms shall be a federal felony, whether such denial stems from Executive Order of the President, actions of the U.S. Congress, or an officer of the law. |
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B. First Amendment
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is here reiterated.
1. Freedom of Speech is a constitutional right and no one shall be arrested for expressing a point of view. Free speech shall be guaranteed, notably in any place where the public is allowed to enter. |
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2. "Free-speech zones" intended to stifle dissent of government policies or actions shall be declared unlawful. |
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3. No one shall be arrested or put on "no-fly" lists for speaking out against the government or disagreeing with or participating in protests against the President, Vice President, or elected representatives of the United States or their policies. No-fly lists shall cease to exist. |
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4. Protestors shall not be identified, profiled, scanned with facial recognition software, listed in databases, detained, or attacked for exercising a Constitutional right of free speech and peaceful assembly. |
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C. Fourth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is here reiterated.
1. U.S. citizens shall be guaranteed the right to privacy. |
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2. There shall be no warrantless searches or electronic surveillance of people's homes, property, communications, computers, or medical or financial records. U.S. citizens shall be secure in their financial, banking, personal, legal, physical, mental, medical, and Internet activity. |
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3. Citizens of the United States shall have a right to privacy, as implied in the Fourth Amendment. |
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4. The government, corporations, or agents thereof shall not spy on nor accumulate data on a U.S. citizen, absent a current warrant. All data accumulated in violation of Fourth Amendment and privacy rights shall be destroyed. |
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5. There shall be no sharing of personal data for any American citizen by the government, corporations, or other entity unless a citizen deliberately chooses to allow personal data to be shared. |
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6. No government agency shall monitor financial transactions in any amount absent a current warrant. |
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7. Internet privacy shall be inviolate. |
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8. "No-knock" practices by police departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be banned, absent a current warrant. |
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9. U.S. citizens shall not be mandated to carry a national identity card, with or without electronic chips. Microchips shall not be implanted in the body of any U.S. citizen for any reason. |
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2. Any Constitutional right or freedom taken away by the PATRIOT Act, the Military Commissions Act, or other legislation or presidential order or directive shall be immediately restored. |
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E. Fifth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment of the United States is here reiterated.
1. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. |
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2. There shall be no confiscation of assets without a trial and conviction. |
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F. Eminent Domain
1. Property taken by eminent domain shall be used only for public infrastructure and not in support of commercial or private development. |
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2. Federal, state, and local governments are prohibited from using eminent domain, expropriation, or condemnation to take private property away from a landowner to give to another person, entity, or corporation without the landowner's consent. |
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G. Eighth Amendment
The Eighth Amendment is here reiterated.
1. Cruel and unusual punishment shall be prohibited. |
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2. No person, whether a U.S. citizen, foreign national or enemy combatant, shall be subject to excessive punishment or torture, which is here defined as punishment. |
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3. Capital punishment shall be prohibited, as it is excessive punishment. |
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H. Habeas Corpus
The right to Habeas Corpus shall be enjoyed by all Americans, as well as enemy combatants.
1. The right to Habeas Corpus under Section 9, Article I of the U.S. Constitution shall be guaranteed for every U.S. citizen and foreign combatant.
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I. Citizens' Right to Enact and Veto Legislation
Citizens shall have the right to enact and veto legislation.
1. Citizens shall have the right to veto legislation that has been signed into law and the right to enact legislation. Citizens shall enact this right by first petitioning then voting on the action or legislation. |
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J. Citizens' Right to Recall President and Vice President
Citizens shall have the right to recall the president and vice president.
1. Citizens shall have the right to recall and remove the President or Vice President from office by a 60-percent majority of voters. If the President or Vice President is removed, a president shall be appointed according to the articles of succession contained in the U.S. Constitution. |
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K. Citizens' Right to Recall Representatives
Citizens shall have the right to recall their elected representatives.
1. U.S. citizens shall have the right to recall and remove their elected representatives. In any election, voters shall have the opportunity to recall their elected representative by a 60-percent majority of voters. If the elected representative is removed from office with a 60-percent majority vote, then the appropriate state legislature may appoint a replacement until an election can be held. |
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L. Citizens' Right to Recall Appointed Officials
Citizens shall have the right to recall appointed officials.
1. U.S. citizens shall have the right to remove any federally appointed official by a 60-percent majority of voters, including members of the Cabinet, heads of federal agencies, U.S. Supreme Court Justices, or U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice. |
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M. Corporations shall not possess constitutional rights.
1. Corporate entities shall no longer be granted constitutional rights possessed by U.S. citizens. |
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