Sounds like a good start!
Suggestions certainly worth consideration and possible constitutional amendments.
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1) Revival of faith in Jesus Christ among all Americans;
2) Intellectual enlightenment of all Americans;
3) Complete moral regeneration of all Americans;
4) Instruction of all Americans as to the nature of the treasonous activities of politicians, beginning in 1789, the Alien and Sedition Acts, through the Federal Reserve, the never-ratified 16th Amendment, government schooling, going off the Gold Standard, legalization of abortion, etc., up to the legalization of gay marriage, and the great sell-out to the Saudis, the bankers, and Muslim Brotherhood.
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6) Mass trials and hangings of the currently-living guilty parties.
Federal gub mint has become overly large by about 70 percent.
Which means about 70 percent could be eliminated and it would not affect anything other than those worthless teet suckers would lose their salaries.
Some good ideas.
The only way either of those things could be done is via an Article V convention; Congress would never submit the needed amendments for ratification. So, do you support an Article V convention?
The checks and balances that are thier are being circumvented by the ones in power and not being protected by those who are not
Simpler to just repeal the 16th and 17th amendments.