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Op Ed I wrote working night shifts. Geared towards getting a bit of reality out to suburban office gremlins.

Just some food for thought. Wrote this up this morning and posted on my personal page, gotten some interesting reactions

@Bob Dole What's your page? I'd like to share.

Apologies for the all caps, this was originally a group of notes which I write in caps, and then it turned into an essay. -___- shit happens.

@Kato just go ahead and copy the text bro. I keep my friends list to face to face

@Bob Dole Ah okay. Thought you meant you posted on a public page.

https://the-american-way.my-free.website/

So, Some context, This is an incomplete draft of a constitution for a fictional country I created based on the U.S. Constitution for a Government class. 17 year old me really had his shit together, mostly. Moreso than I do in some respects.

@Sky Pentraico. I do like the obvious effort. And you have inspired me to draft a new bill of rights. Stay tuned for the Bill of Rights of Citizens

@John Public Thanks for the feedback, so glad I could inspire something within you!

@Sky Pentraico take a look at what I came up with in the PR channel

If you don't mind me taxing that 👀

Imma just

ctrl + C

Go for it
Spread it far and wide mang

So I feel like some folks may not check all the pages and also this fits a few different places

The Tribunal of the Republic

We demand the creation of a "Tribunal for the Republic," comprised of 2 Citizens  elected by each state who shall each serve for a single term 6 years. If further time is needed to complete its mandate, they shall be held on the year closest to the expiration of the current term. The Tribunal of the Republic shall only remain in existence for however long is required to submit final reports of evidence on all of the accused and shall not exceed the duration of 18 years regardless. The members of the Tribunal shall receive a stipend for personal expenses and no other form of payment of any kind from any source except those sources that predate their election.

The Tribunal for the Republic will be tasked with investigating all former members of Congress, including their family members, Congressional staff and their family members as well as any and all former members of Congress still alive at the Foundation of the New Republic.
The Tribunal will investigate and collect all evidence related to the charges of Treason, corruption and all other crimes committed while seeking and or holding public office by the accused.

Treason shall include acts of violating the oath of office that all members of Congress freely swore to uphold. This documentation and all evidence uncovered shall be submitted in separate reports to the Supreme Court, along with the charges being brought forward in the name of the people.

When needed, the Supreme Court shall be responsible for recommending to the New Congress that a temporary lower judicial body be formed that will conduct the fair and impartial trails of all those accused of Treason, corruption or any other crimes that evidence is found of. This lower court will be charged with deciding if the evidence contained in the Tribunals report is of sufficient veracity that a reasonable person would be convinced of the guilt of the accused.
If found guilty of Treason; and if after an appeal, that can only be raised to dispute the facts presented and available at the time of the original trial, the accuseds guilt is reaffirmed, the punishment shall in all cases be death by hanging; to be carried out on the grounds of the State House the member represented.

No payment shall be made to and no honors shall be conferred upon the family of those found guilty of Treason. However, no punishment or denial of Liberty shall be enforced on the family of those found to be Treasonous. No members of the family of those found guilty and executed for Treason shall be eligible for public office for the length of 65 years. They may join the Armed Forces, but shall be ineligible to receive a commission as an officer. The estate of the executed shall be confiscated and any heirs will be eligible to receive only such material possessions that would be unsuitable for sale by auction, or those items that can be proven to have compelling sentimental value to the heir. All other assets and possessions of the executed shall be auctioned, and all monies used to offset the cost of the Tribunal or towards payment of the national debt.