Article 6 – The Legislative Branch
Section 1 – The Legislature
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
None of these Powers shall in any way be encroached upon or usurped by the Executive or the Judiciary.
The Courts are mandated to strictly uphold this restriction.
Section 2 – The House
Qualifications
The qualifications to be a Representative in the House of Representatives are:
Must be a Citizen of the United States who shall have attained the Age of thirty Years,
Been a Citizen of the United States for fifteen Years,
Must be an Inhabitant of that State in which that Citizen shall be chosen for three years,
Must be an Inhabitant of the District in which that Citizen shall be chosen for one year.
If the District boundaries change for any reason all the above qualifications must be met in the new District.
No Citizen may run for Representative in a District where another family member held the office in the previous ten years.
Any Citizen in that district has standing in court to challenge any of these qualifications of a Citizen standing for the House of Representatives.
No Representative 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.
No Citizen holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
Term
The House of Representatives 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.
Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first election after the census, they shall be divided as equally as may be into two Classes by the Representatives assembled in the House. The Seats of the Representatives 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. Thereafter each member will serve a full term of four years.
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 House shall be purged of all members in this manner: those Representatives who hold office shall sit out three terms at the end of their current term.
A Representative may serve two consecutive terms but then must rotate out for at least one term.
A Representative may serve no more than twenty-five years in government service of any kind.
A Representative, after leaving office for any reason may not be employed in any capacity for three years after leaving office if the employment brings that Representative into contact with any government entity or government employee in any way. Any Citizen has standing to sue that person and the place of the employment if they believe that the person or the place of employment has violated this rule of hiatus. Please note that this hiatus is important to stop the inevitable corruption that ensues if the revolving door is used. The Courts are enjoined to protect the interests of the Citizens in these situations.