1.9 Conflicts Of Interest

Section 6 of the original Constitution says:

“No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected,

be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States which

shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased

during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States,

shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.”

The New Constitution says:

“No Member of Congress may be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States which will have been created, or the compensation has increased during the Members time in office. No Person holding any Office under the United States will be a Member of Congress during the Members continuance in office.”

Updated wording and grammar; same intent.

Next:  1.10 Passage Of Bills

1.8 Legal Liabilities

One of the concerns when writing the original Constitution was having members of Congress threatened with legal action for any charges their opponents could trump up. In the New Constitution, this provision, except for some updated wording, remains the same as in the original Constitution.

Next:  1.9 Conflict of Interest

1.6 Census Of Population

In the original Constitution, the Census is referred to as an “enumeration” of the “free Persons” including indentured servants and counting slaves as 3/5 of a person.  “Indians not taxed” are not counted.  There is also a lot of wording specifying the exact number of Representatives per original State until an “enumeration” takes place.  An “enumeration” is to take place every ten years.

The number of Representatives from each State is apportioned based on this “enumeration” of the population of each State.  The original Constitution specified there would be one Representative to no more than 30,000 people and placed no maximum on the total number of Representatives in the House Of Representatives.  Of course, in 1911, Congress passed a Law putting a maximum of 435 members of the House Of Representatives so now each State receives a percentage of 435 based on their population percentage of the total United States.

The New Constitution requires a count of all Citizens every ten years just like the original Constitution but, for clarity, the wording dictating having a Census is disentangled from all the other apportionment verbiage.

Next: 1.7 Compensation

1.5 Meeting Rules and Reporting

Not much to say about this section since it is what the original Constitution specifies in Section 5.  Putting these statements in their own section in the New Constitution is for simplicity and clarity.

Next:  1.6 Census of Population

1.3 Number and Election of Senators

As I said in my previous statement, the two houses of Congress are a part of the Great American Experiment created by the original Constitution.  After 220 years in this Experiment, it is time to make changes to overcome some of the problems that have become apparent.  This section makes several changes to fine tune the Senate:

      a.      Each member is elected for a 9 year term instead of 6 year term

      b.      Each member is limited to one term in the Senate

      c.      A person who has been a member of the Senate cannot become or ever have been a member of the House Of Representatives

The same term limit logic applies to the Senate as applies to the House Of Representatives; it is a good way of breaking up the current oligarchy which was not foreseen by the writers of the original Constitution.

Next: 1.4 Elections And Meetings