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We support an Originalistic interpretation of the US Constitution as properly amended. All legislation that violates the Constitution according to such interpretation, including when it violates the 9th and 10th Amendments, should be rescinded. Congress should reinstate the system of checks & balances, and rein in Presidential and Supreme Court violations of the Rule of Law. | We support an Originalistic interpretation of the US Constitution as properly amended. All legislation that violates the Constitution according to such interpretation, including when it violates the 9th and 10th Amendments, should be rescinded. Congress should reinstate the system of checks & balances, and rein in Presidential and Supreme Court violations of the Rule of Law. | ||
We support the Declaration of Independence’s assertion that citizens are sovereign, and may alter government as required to protect their | We support the Declaration of Independence’s assertion that citizens are sovereign, and may alter government as required to protect their unalienable rights. So, we vigorously protect the powers of citizens required to exercise this sovereignty – including the power to hire & fire elected officials via clean & unhindered electoral systems, the power to petition for redress of grievances, and the power of fully informed & empowered juries. Voting machines should strictly have a paper audit trail that can be used to check election results. | ||
== Roland draft == | == Roland draft == | ||