A Consitution for Congress

We the people of the United States of America do here by declare. The Congress of the United States to adopt and make into law the following Constutution For Congress. All members to be held to all provisions in it.

First the declaration that the Capitol and it’s halls, are our building, and you are sent there to use it in our work. You do not own it and therefore are there at our bequest.

It should not be used as a bastion for party politics. All members should be seated equally, and no more shall there be any mention of party with in it’s halls. No more minority or majority, no right or left, no cacuses, no party whips, and any attempt to break these rules shall mean immediate dismembership. A replacement to be chozen by their state.

Members should know that their being elected, is to represent the people, and any ingretiating of themselves shall be considered a crime.

No member shall except anything from anyone other than their salary.
They shall not except any paid speaking ingagements, or except money for their presence at any event. Proceeds from books shall be allowed.
Even a candy bar from any lobbist shall be grounds for immediate removal of office.

No member shall be allowed to run for any office, while in office. The Practice of being elected, then using our time to run for another office should be strictly against the law. If wishing to be re-elected they shall be allowed to have their name placed on the ballot, and must run totally on their record. No adds, mailers, people working for them or any campaigning while in office. If they wish to run for another office they must resign the office they hold to do that. This to be strictly upheld with no exception.

No member should be allowed to meet with with anyone in private. All conversations while in office should be recorded, and placed into the Congressional Record. The only exclution being with family and friends. Anyone who may in anyway want to influence them shall not be excluded. They are our servants, and there is no reason that anything they do while in office should not be known to the people.

All of their finances shall be an open book to the people while they hold office. They shall be free to invest, and partake in any business deals as long as they are willing to make them public.

They shall not be allowed to raise money for themselves, packs, parties, or other candidates while in office. They shall not be allowed to campaign for themselves or anyone else while in office. They shall not partake in party politics once elected to any office of Congress. They shall not speak for their party, or hold any party office while elected.

They shall be held to a moral and legal standard to be respectful of their office, at anytime their peers or the people petition their peers to hold a ethics review to decide if they broke this trust.
The outcome if declared broken shall be immediate dismembership. If any member is indited for any crime they shall not be allowed to in any way raise money for a defense fund. If convicted all pay, pensions, and benefits shall be immediately lost.

All members shall be there for every vote, no exceptions other than sickness that can be varified. They are being paid to do a job for us, and should do that job. No trips junkets, fact finding trips, or vacations while either body is in session. No afternoon golf outings, no lunch or dinner meetings, attending events while the houses are in session.

These people may be elected by their respective States, but in taking office they are paid by all the people, and should represent their constituents, and all the people of the Country in honor and repect.

Signed the people of the United States of America

If anyone wishes to add someting I missed feel free.