Section 11 – Limits on Congress
Congress shall approve or disapprove all regulations written and approved by all the federal Departments.
All taxes shall be uniform throughout the United States and shall be applied to every inhabitant per the regulation of the Congress. Congress is enjoined from excusing any Citizen, Non-Citizen or any entity from payment of taxes. The Courts are enjoined to ensure that Congress does not create separate classes of taxpayers. Should Congress be found to have done so by a Court all Congresspersons who voted for the separate class shall be immediately dismissed from Congress and may never serve in any government in any capacity.
The Congress may not impose individual taxes to exceed 12.5% total per individual. A progressive/graduated tax is prohibited. No government may collect tax at the individual level on food, medicine, clothing, alcohol, tobacco, transportation, weapons or housing except as noted elsewhere in this Constitution
No lawyers can be Congresspeople.
All federal laws, rulings and regulations will be limited to a term of ten years. The Congress is prohibited from routinely re-approving federal regulations after they expire. The regulations, if they are desirable, must pass through the entire Congressional routine for approval. Any Citizen has standing to challenge any of these regulations in a court of law.
The tax code must be small and easily understood by every Inhabitant and business. Every entity paying federal taxes must be able to calculate their taxes within 10 minutes.
No mineral royalty taxes allowed except on those minerals that are sold outside of the US. In those cases, Congress shall create a special export tax to be put on the sale of those minerals.
Whistleblowers and auditors shall be granted protected status in government. They have the right to sue in federal court if they believe that their legal activities have resulted in sanctions from government entities they work in or audit. The Courts are enjoined to make it a primary concern to protect these rights.
The government is prohibited from banning any American business from doing business in any country that is not in a State of War with the United States. Any Citizen has standing to sue in court if they believe that Congress is interfering in their ability to do business in another country.
Congress shall not impose martial law anywhere in the United States unless by majority vote of 75% in both houses of the Congress and with the written request of the President.
Congress is enjoined to take their responsibilities seriously when it comes to federal wrong-doing. No one in government has immunity except as noted in this Constitution. Any Citizen has standing to bring charges against federal officials if Congress or the Attorney General refuses to file charges after an investigation. The full record of the investigation shall be turned over intact to the plaintiff to further the case. If Congress is found guilty of ignoring their duties and responsibilities, then those government officials named in the case and found guilty will be dismissed from government and never allowed to work in any government in any capacity.
Congress is prohibited from authorizing or operating Post Offices. Within twenty-five years of ratification of this Constitution, all current Post Offices must be sold to private companies. Congress must pass the necessary laws to accomplish this effort.
Congress is prohibited from funding any bills that look like the current Oversea Contingency Operations. This is nothing more than a slush fund to provide money to the military for constant warfare. Another fund like this is the so-called Judgement Fund. Any Citizen has standing to sue if they believe such a slush fund exists. If proven in a court of law, then those government officials shall be immediately ejected from government and never allowed to work for any government ever again.
No Port will be given preference by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another.
Nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.
No Title of Nobility shall be granted or recognized by the United States.
No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.
The Congress shall not establish a Minimum Wage.
The Congress shall not grant farm subsidies for any reason.
The Congress is banned from setting a price for any good sold in the United States.
The Congress is banned from paying anyone for not producing a good or service.
The Congress is banned from establishing CAFE (gas mileage) rules.
The Congress is banned from ordering any expenditure for a private business either as a loan or as a direct subsidy.
No government of any kind can spend tax money for sporting events, entities or venues.
The Congress is prohibited from joining or enacting a treaty with any entity which requires the United States to surrender any power to that organization.
The Congress is prohibited from enacting any law that looks like Social Security. They can pass a law requiring Citizens to provide retirement funds for themselves. Congress is prohibited from providing monies to those Citizens who fail to provide enough retirement funds for their future.
The Congress is prohibited from enacting any law that is general welfare like food stamps or housing subsidies to Citizens. Such acts are in violation of the prohibition on creating different classes of Citizens.
The government may not regulate commerce except about to standard laws on criminality.
The government is prohibited from establishing any programs that give money to Citizens for not working.
Congress is prohibited from passing Continuing Resolutions.
Congress and the States are prohibited from mixing legal and religious activities. For example, marriage has a legal and a religious component.
Any Citizen has standing to challenge Congress over the first use of an Act under a Power. Therefore, for every Bill, Congress must indicate the Power and Act used as the legal basis of the law.
Congress is prohibited from transferring final approval of regulatory law to the Departments of the Executive. Congress must approve every regulatory law of the government.
No Representative nor Senator may hire a person who has previously been voted to serve in the House or the Senate.
No person may be employed by the government in any way who is not a Citizen of the United States.
Congress shall put no limit on the amount of a bank transfer.