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(I know it was a typo, but we should not abolish the 13th Amendment, the Abolition of Slavery.) Also, there currently is no enumerated federal authority for any kind of welfare.

Other issues for consideration, likely in a constitutional convention, as there are too many for individual consideration:

Flat Income Tax Amendment;

Balanced Budget Amendment;

Presidential Line Item Veto Amendment;

National Census Enumeration Only Amendment;

Personal Information and Records Limitation Amendment;

Corporate Civil Rights Distinct From The Civil Rights Of Living Persons Amendment;

Oligopoly Antitrust Amendment;

Presidential War Powers and Posse Comitatus Amendments;

Limitations on Presidential Authority To Declare Martial Law Amendment;

Presidential Authority Only Through Cabinet Officers, Appointment and Impeachment of Cabinet Officers Amendment; Term Limits for Recess Appointments;

Congressional Approval of Bureaucratic Regulatory Authority Amendment;

Creation of a State Appointed Constitutional Review Court Amendment (50 State Judges To Sit As a Federal Nullification Court);

Reorganization of Federal Judiciary Amendment;

Amendment for the Reduction of the Size and Authority of the Federal Government and Enabling Acts;

Writ of Mandamus Amendment;

Congressional and Judicial Term Limits Amendment;

Restoration of State Lands from Federal Land Takings and Limitations of Eminent Domain Amendment;

Delineation of a National Tribal Congress for Indigenous Peoples Amendment (renegotiation of treaties and integration of tribal and commercial law).

Limitations of Federal Intelligence and Police Authority, Surveillance and Records Retention Amendment;

Renunciation of the National Debt Amendment;

Abolition of the FED Amendment;

Prohibition of Federal Largess to Individuals Amendment;

Restrictions on Earmarks, Single Subject Congressional Act Amendment;

Abolition of Government Employee Unions Amendment;

[K-oneTexas]

Your right about the typo - it should read the repeal the 16th Amendment (Income Tax) and the 17th Amendment (Direct Election of Senators).

I am not in favor of a Constitutional Convention as it opens the door to too much tinkering. Carefully worded amendments are the key to be passed by the individual States.

Carefully worded Amendments could include:
Balanced Budget, Presidential Line Item Veto, Abolish the FED, abolish McCain-Feingold, Term Limits (8 years on politicians - 30 years on judges) ... to start. We must find a way to fund elections without federal/political party involvement.

A Flat Tax is out of the question. The current Income Tax started in 1913 as a flat tax and look where we are today. Totally wrong as we can not trust Congress to morph any ‘new flat tax’ into a lobbyist & special interest haven.

I think along with a separation of church and state (as originally intended) there should be a separation of unions and the state.

Tax Reform and Spending Reform would go hand-in-hand to eliminate pork. If the FairTax were adopted special interest would have no clout. Taking the total tax revenue and first funding Social Security and Medicare the balance would have to be spent on essential functions of government.

Sun-setting and reorganizing the Cabinet and executive Branch cutting the duplication and waste would be the place to start. Duplicate statutes, programs and agencies.