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Article 4 – Taxes, Standing, Legal Rebellion

Total taxes of 20% or less.
Congress and the States will create the regulations to ensure the total tax paid by any Citizen is to be 20% or less. Congress may apply a higher tax to Non-Citizens.
Property taxes are exempt from calculating the total 20% tax.
The courts are enjoined from allowing any government to declare any tax as a property tax as a way to increase their tax revenue. Property taxes are to be on land only.
Congress may not place a National tax on property. Property taxes are for local governments only because everyone will end up paying property tax either as a home-owner or by paying the pass-through property tax by renting an apartment.
Congress may place a 1% tax on gross revenue for all businesses. This tax will not be counted in the calculation of the 20% tax total.
As it must be a principle of limited government that all Citizens must pay taxes, there shall be no income tax at any level of government.
No tax can be progressive where the wealthier pay a higher tax rate than other citizens.
The main taxing mechanism of any government must be a sales tax.
To provide relief to the working poor, there are certain objects that must never be taxed by any government – food (including tobacco and liquor), clothing, medicine and transportation (bicycles, cars, plane tickets, etc.). Congress may determine that the sales tax may apply, for example, to some cars sold about a certain valuation. That is, a typic passenger car will have no sales tax, but a Lamborghini may have a sales tax applied. The same principle applies to high-end clothing and high-end food. This is not a progressive tax as the buyer is perfectly free to buy a no sales tax car for example if they object to paying sales tax on a car.

Standing to Challenge the Government at any time for any reason in a Court of Law.
Any Adult Citizen or lawful entity has standing to challenge the Government at any time for any Constitutional reason in a Court of Law. The Courts may combine suits if needed for efficiency. The Courts may disallow suits if they believe the suit has already been settled.

Legal Rebellion if the Rulers are “Bad” and the amending process is broken.
Referendum to approve a State Secession from the Union the rules to be determined by Congress and the States.
Referendum to break up a State the rules to be determined by Congress and the States.
Referendum to remove a President from office the rules to be determined by Congress and the States.
Referendum to remove all Congresspeople from office the rules to be determined by Congress and the States.