Section 3 – The Senate
Qualifications
The qualifications to be a Senator in the Senate are:
Must be a Citizen of the United States who shall have attained the Age of thirty-five Years,
Been a Citizen of the United States for twenty Years,
Must be an Inhabitant of that State in which that Citizen shall be chosen for five years,
Must be an Inhabitant of the District in which that Citizen shall be chosen for two years.
If the District boundaries change for any reason all the above qualifications must be met in the new District.
No Citizen may run for Senator in a State where another family member held the office in the previous ten years.
Any Citizen in any State has standing to challenge any of these qualifications of a Citizen standing for Senator in that State.
No Senator shall, during the Time for which they were elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States unless they shall resign their elected office immediately.
Term
The Senate shall be composed of Members who will serve a term of four years as chosen by the Adult Citizens of the various States, and the Voters shall be as described in this Constitution.
Each Senator shall have one vote in the Senate proceedings.
Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into two Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, so that one half may be chosen every second Year.
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority of that State shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies within two months of that vacancy.
Every fifty years after the ratification of this Constitution the Senate shall be purged of all members in this manner: those Senators who hold office shall rotate out two terms at the end of their current term.
A Senator may serve two consecutive terms but then must rotate out for at least one term.
A Senator may serve no more than twenty-five years in government service of any kind.
A Senator, after leaving office for any reason may not be employed in any capacity for three years after leaving office if the employment brings that Senator into contact with any government entity or government employee in any way. Adult Citizens have standing to sue that person and the place of the employment if they believe that the person or the place of employment is gaming the system. Please note that this hiatus is important to stop the inevitable corruption that ensues if the revolving door is used.