I have a hard time believing that “All Men Are Created Equal” and that the “Consent of the Governed” as described in the Declaration of Independence are in evidence in 21st century America. Nor do I believe that Americans fully appreciate how a consensus of opinions can shape legislation and amendments that can come about pursuant to the concept of self-government as it applies to the formation of “A More Perfect Union”. Described in the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America. Are we really a “Government of the People, by the People, and for the People” as Abraham Lincoln believed of Americans in his Gettysburg Address, or not? The best description of how the world saw America in the 20th century can be summed up like this. From Japanese Admiral Yamamoto in the days just after the attack on Pearl Harbor: “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” We are living through a time where divisions in our country are as stark and dangerous as they were before the Civil War. Where Americans are being divided along ideological, political, social, and religious lines that have Americans at each other’s throat. And, just as it was before the Civil War, family members are caught up unwilling and unable to seek common ground. When Abraham Lincoln spoke about the consequences of a “house divided” he was responding to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford. He was expressing his concern about the brewing crisis facing America pursuant to the issues evolving around slavery. As a student of history, he understood how fragile this experiment in Democracy was proving to be. He had a clear understanding of the forces arrayed against it. Dred Scott v Sanford (1857) “Can a negro, whose ancestors were imported into this country, and sold as slaves, become a member of the political community formed and brought into existence by the Constitution of the United States, and as such become entitled to all the rights, and privileges, and immunities, guaranteed by that instrument to the citizen? One of which rights is the privilege of suing in a court of the United States in the cases specified in the Constitution.” [No} State, since the adoption of the Constitution, can by naturalizing an alien invest him with the rights and privileges secured to a citizen of the State under the Federal Government…It cannot make him a member of this community by making him a member of its own. And for the same reason it cannot introduce any person, or description of persons, who were not intended to be embraced in this new political family, which the Constitution brought into existence, but were intended to be excluded from it…the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves, nor their descendants, whether they had become free or not, were then acknowledged as a part of the people, nor intended to be included in the general words used in that memorable instrument.” Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” Speech, 1858 “If we could first know where we are and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do and how to do it. We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the states, old as well as new, North as well as South”. These divisions are the result of decades of outright lies, disinformation and propaganda being spread by allegedly credible, as well as manufactured sources. In 21st century America Fox News stands out as one of the most aggressive platforms for all these lies, disinformation, and propaganda. This from Roger Ailes to the Nixon Administration in 1970, speaks for itself. A Plan for Putting the GOP on TV News “For 200 years the newspaper front page dominated public thinking. In that last 20 years that picture has changed. Today television news is watched more than people read newspaper. Than people listen to radio. Than people read or gather any other form of communication. The reason: People are lazy. With television you just sit—watch—listen. The thinking is done for you.”

SECTION 1: Corporations are not human beings and shall not have the same equal protection rights under the law as individuals. All People (human beings) are created equal and shall not be discriminated against based on sex, sexual preference, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, or religious beliefs. All people shall have the right to bodily autonomy. All people have the right to a warm full belly. All people have the right to a warm, dry, and safe place to sleep at night. SECTION 2: The people shall have the right to informed consent. Corporations shall operate pursuant to the will and the welfare of the People before profits. The US Government shall take steps to make education a right of citizenship. Corporations shall not be entitled to the same freedom of speech protections as people. Media corporations shall adhere to the right of the people to expect information that is credible, reliable, factual, and ethical. The US Government shall not allow religion and religious beliefs to cloud perceptions of scientifically established facts. Civics education shall be the standard of the people’s right to informed consent. The people have the right to decide how the Constitution is to be interpreted. The Constitution was designed to be amended to meet the needs of the future as the need to meet the needs of the people changed. The concepts of originalism, textualism, and strict constructionism undermines that intent and shall not be allowed to justify abusing the needs of the people. SECTION 3: Corporations shall be taxed fairly to meet the needs of the People before profits. Corporations shall not be allowed to structure dummy corporations to create illegal tax havens. Corporations shall not be allowed to set up dummy corporations to avoid accountability for corporate abuses. Corporations shall not put water resources at risk for personal gain or profits. Corporations shall not pollute the environment such that it puts the People at risk. Corporations shall be held responsible and liable for all damages that put the People at risk. Issues associated with a healthy and sustainable infrastructure shall come before profits. SECTION: 4: Public Debt (the National Debt) shall not be used to undermine the federal and state government responsibilities to meet the needs of the People. It shall be the responsibility of corporations to pay down the National Debt while being allowed to maintain legislated appropriate profits. Corporations shall include in their tax burden to help maintain a stable and sustainable National Surplus. SECTION 5: Corporations shall not be allowed to establish financial control over the legislative and political process. All financial support of national, state, and local elections will be strictly provided for through taxes through appropriate legislation. Corporations shall not be allowed to interfere, influence, participate, or control any aspect of the election process on local, state, and federal levels. Corporations shall not use their financial resources to buy, prop-up, or control potential candidates. SECTION 6: Corporations shall not use Non-Disclosure Agreements to protect them from breaking the law or to avoid public scrutiny and accountability. Corporations shall not be allowed to use arbitration to dictate control over issues where the proper objective venue is a court of law. Independent fact finding shall be in the jurisdiction of the courts. SECTION 7: Corporations shall not be allowed to use or sell personal information and data for personal gain. Corporations shall be held financially responsible for all personal information and data breaches. SECTION 8: Corporations shall not be allowed to dictate issues of National Security. The military is here to protect America, Americans & their allies. Corporations shall not be allowed to look at war as a for profit venture. War is not a business.

Article 1, Section 2 1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second year by the People of the several states, and the Electors in each state shall have the Qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous Branch of the Senate Legislature. Skip 2. 3. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand with each state at least one. As of now, there are only 435 Representatives, with five delegates and each place they represent can not vote. Meaning that more than 3/4the would are not being represented by Congress properly. Just by ratification of the first two articles would make the biggest change in history because it will tip the scales in the privileged Senators and there would be A LOT more Democratic representatives, Senators wouldn't have six to twelve years to stay in the house.

Section 1. The President and Vice-President of the United States shall be jointly elected for a term of four years by the People of the United States and all territories subject to its jurisdiction. The Congress shall by law prescribe the time, places and manner of holding the election of the President and Vice-President and the qualifications of the voters thereof. Section 2. All persons who are qualified by law to vote in the election of the President and Vice-President shall have the right to vote in all public elections held in the jurisdiction where they reside. Section 3. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation. Section 4. The terms of the President and Vice-President shall end at noon on the third day of January of the year in which such terms would have ended had this article not been ratified and the terms of their successors shall then begin. Section 5. This article shall take effect on the twenty-first day of January following its ratification.

I propose a set of introductory amendments affirming the life and dignity of the human person: Article 1. The United States affirms that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of charity. Human beings are ends to be served by the institutions that make up the economy, not means to be exploited for other goals. Human personhood is to be respected with reverence. Article 2. Every citizen is entitled to the rights and freedoms set forth in this Constitution, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Article 3. Whatever insults human dignity—such as war; genocide; torture; terrorist acts; poverty; slavery; discrimination; arbitrary imprisonment or deportation; vast inequalities in living conditions; as well as disgraceful working conditions, where people are treated as mere tools for profit, rather than as free and responsible persons—all these things and others of their like are to be shunned. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation. Article 4 The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. No State, state agency, or state officer shall enjoy immunity from liability for violating any act of Congress, or any provision of this Constitution. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation.

I propose enumerating rights for older citizens, as stipulated by the United Nations: Article 1. Older citizens have the right to adequate food, water, shelter, clothing and health care through the provision of income, family and community support and self-help. Older citizens have the right to opportunity to work or to have access to other income-generating opportunities. Older citizens should be able to participate in determining when and at what pace withdrawal from the labour force takes place. Older citizens have the right to appropriate educational and training programs. Older citizens have the right to live in environments that are safe and adaptable to personal preferences and changing capacities. Older citizens have the right to reside at home for as long as possible Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation. Article 2. Older citizens shall remain integrated in society, participate actively in the formulation and implementation of policies that directly affect their well-being and share their knowledge and skills with younger generations. Older citizens shall be able to seek and develop opportunities for service to the community and to serve as volunteers in positions appropriate to their interests and capabilities. Older citizens shall be able to form movements or associations of older persons. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation. Article 3. Older citizens should benefit from family and community care and protection in accordance with each society's system of cultural values. Older citizens have the right to health care to help them to maintain or regain the optimum level of physical, mental and emotional well-being and to prevent or delay the onset of illness. Older citizens have the right to social and legal services to enhance their autonomy, protection and care. Older citizens have the right to utilize appropriate levels of institutional care providing protection, rehabilitation and social and mental stimulation in a humane and secure environment. Older citizens shall enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms when residing in any shelter, care or treatment facility, including full respect for their dignity, beliefs, needs and privacy and for the right to make decisions about their care and the quality of their lives. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation. Article 4. Older citizens have the right to be able to pursue opportunities for the full development of their potential. Older citizens have the right to have access to the educational, cultural, spiritual and recreational resources of society. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation. Article 5. Older citizens have the right to live in dignity and security and be free of exploitation and physical or mental abuse. Older citizens have right to be treated fairly regardless of age, gender, racial or ethnic background, disability or other status, and be valued independently of their economic contribution. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation.

I propose the Federal legislature be restructured based on democracy by lottery. It would take the following form, which is a rough outline: 1. Agenda Council. The Agenda Council shall consist of 1,000 representatives chosen by democratic lottery to represent the people. The lottery shall be stratified by age, gender, race/ethnicity, level of income, and possibly political viewpoint. All citizens age 18 and over shall be eligible for selection; citizens may opt out if selected. Representatives shall serve a single term of two years, with half of the members rotating out every year. Upon completion, members shall be ineligible for selection again. Each term, the Agenda Council shall execute risk analysis, hear petitions, employ researchers to investigate social problems, and, with the assistance of deliberation facilitators, decide on issues needing legislative attention. It shall deliver all agenda items to the Review Panels. 2. Review Panels. There shall be one Review Panel for every policy area: Agriculture; Arts & Culture; Commerce; Defense; Education; Energy; Health & Human Services; Homeland Security; Housing & Urban Development; Interior; Judiciary; Justice; Labor; State; Transportation; Treasury; and Veterans Affairs—and others as determined by the Agenda Council. Each Review Panel shall consist of 100 members, chosen by the democratic lottery from a pool of people who register and are willing to serve. Members must be 25 years old to be eligible. They shall serve a single term of three years, staggered so that 1/3 of the members rotate out/in every year. Upon completing their term, members shall be ineligible for selection again. The Review Panels shall, with the assistance of deliberation facilitators, generate legislation in accordance with the agenda items received from the Agenda Council. The Review Panels shall function under via consent-based decision making. They shall hold hearings, take to expert testimony, and utilize professional staff for researching, drafting, and amending or combining elements from the proposals submitted by the Interest Panels to produce a final bill. 3. Interest Panels. Voluntary Interest Panels of 10-20 citizens each shall generate legislative proposals for each agenda item received from the House. There shall be as many Interest Panels on a given item as the number of volunteers would fill. They shall be both self-selected and composed randomly. They shall present their proposals to the appropriate Review Panel for consideration. 4. Policy Juries. Each bill generated by a Review Panel shall be placed before a unique individual Policy Jury for final passage. Each Policy Jury shall consist of 501 citizens, chosen via the American Democratic Lottery. All citizens aged 18 and over shall be eligible to serve on a Policy Jury. Service shall be compulsory and compensated. Each Policy Jury shall conduct a trial of the proposed bill, with members of the respective Review Panel speaking for and against adoption, and a judge—selected by lot—presiding to ensure fairness and impartiality. Upon completion and without further deliberation, the Jury shall vote on the bill by secret paper ballot. If 60 percent or more vote to adopt the bill, it shall be adopted. If 40 percent or fewer vote to adopt, it shall be withdrawn. If between 40 and 60 percent vote to adopt, the bill shall be returned to the Senate for reconsideration and revision before being resubmitted to a new Policy Jury. 5. Rules Council. The Rules Council shall establish the rules and procedures for all other bodies, Panels and Councils—such as quorum requirements, means for soliciting expert testimony, procedures to be used in deliberation, compensation for various offices, etc. The Rules Council shall consist of 100 citizens selected via the democratic lottery. Only citizens who have previously served on other allotted bodies shall be eligible for selection. Selected members shall serve a single three-year term and shall not know how rules will affect any particular piece of legislation. The Rules Council shall operate via consent-based decision making. 6. Oversight Council. The Oversight Council shall consist of 100 citizens, generated by the democratic lottery. It shall concern itself with staff performance and fairness. It shall rule on complaints about biased or unfair presentations given by staff, and shall have the power to hire and fire staff serving the various allotted bodies, including deliberation facilitators. All citizens age 25 and over shall be eligible for selection. Selected members shall serve a single three-year term, staggered so that 1/3 of the members rotate in/out every year. It shall operate via consent-based decision making.

I propose a series of amendments pertaining to religion and belief. Amendment 1 1. Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have a religion or whatever belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching. 2. No citizen shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have a religion or belief of his choice. 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or belief may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others. Amendment 2 1. No citizen shall be subject to discrimination by any State, institution, group of persons, or person on the grounds of religion or belief. 2. For the purposes of this Constitution, the expression "intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief" means any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on religion or belief and having as its purpose or as its effect nullification or impairment of the recognition, enjoyment or exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis. Amendment 3 Discrimination between human beings on the grounds of religion or belief constitutes an affront to human dignity and a disavowal of the principles of this Constitution, and shall be condemned as a violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms. Amendment 4 1. All States shall take effective measures to prevent and eliminate discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief in the recognition, exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms in all fields of civil, economic, political, social and cultural life. 2. All States shall make all efforts to enact or rescind legislation where necessary to prohibit any such discrimination, and to take all appropriate measures to combat intolerance on the grounds of religion or belief in this matter. Amendment 5 1. The parents or, as the case may be, the legal guardians of the child have the right to organize the life within the family in accordance with their religion or belief and bearing in mind the moral education in which they believe the child should be brought up. 2. Every child shall enjoy the right to have access to education in the matter of religion or belief in accordance with the wishes of his parents or, as the case may be, legal guardians, and shall not be compelled to receive teaching on religion or belief against the wishes of his parents or legal guardians, the best interests of the child being the guiding principle. 3. The child shall be protected from any form of discrimination on the ground of religion or belief. He shall be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among peoples, peace and universal brotherhood, respect for freedom of religion or belief of others, and in full consciousness that his energy and talents should be devoted to the service of his fellow men. 4. In the case of a child who is not under the care either of his parents or of legal guardians, due account shall be taken of their expressed wishes or of any other proof of their wishes in the matter of religion or belief, the best interests of the child being the guiding principle. 5. Practices of a religion or belief in which a child is brought up must not be injurious to his physical or mental health or to his full development, taking into account article 1, paragraph 3, of the present Declaration. Amendment 6 The right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief shall include, inter alia , the following freedoms: (a) To worship or assemble in connection with a religion or belief, and to establish and maintain places for these purposes; (b) To establish and maintain appropriate charitable or humanitarian institutions; (c) To make, acquire and use to an adequate extent the necessary articles and materials related to the rites or customs of a religion or belief; (d) To write, issue and disseminate relevant publications in these areas; (e) To teach a religion or belief in places suitable for these purposes; (f) To solicit and receive voluntary financial and other contributions from individuals and institutions; (g) To train, appoint, elect or designate by succession appropriate leaders called for by the requirements and standards of any religion or belief; (h) To observe days of rest and to celebrate holidays and ceremonies in accordance with the precepts of one's religion or belief; (i) To establish and maintain communications with individuals and communities in matters of religion or belief at the national and international levels. Amendment 7 The rights and freedoms set forth in this Constitution shall be accorded in national legislation in such a manner that every citizen shall be able to avail himself of such rights and freedoms in practice.

I propose initial amendments to advance environmental stewardship and sustainability: Amendment 1. The United States affirms that the environment is a gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations and towards humanity as a whole. Our duties towards the environment are linked to our duties towards the human person. The ecological question accompanies the problem of consumerism. The United States condemns the wanton consumption and throwaway culture by which humanity exploits the resources of the Earth in an excessive and disordered way. It abhors the arbitrary use of the Earth, by which peoples attempt to subject it without restraint, as though it did not have its own requisites and prior purposes. The United States commits itself to eradicating the pernicious effects of climate change and leading the nations of the Earth in ensuring a clean, robust, sustainable environment for future generations. We must spare no effort to free our citizens, and above all our children and grandchildren, from the threat of living on a planet irredeemably spoilt by human activities, and whose resources would no longer be sufficient for their needs. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment 2. Non-human animals are also endowed with dignity, sentience, and rights (What are these rights?). No State, business, public entity, or private citizen shall violate the natural rights of these creatures, nor subject them to cruel, degrading, or exploitative treatment or living conditions. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Other rights of Nature?

I propose amendments to advance solidarity and subsidiarity: Amendment 1. The United States shall strive to engender solidarity among its people, based on the principle that the goods of creation are meant for all. That which human industry produces through the processing of raw materials, with the contribution of  work, must serve equally for the good of all. The solidarity which binds all citizens together as members of a common family makes it impossible for the Federal government to look with indifference upon vast inequities among its citizens. Rather, the government shall have the power to so regulate the economy as to lessen inequality, prevent a destructive concentration of essential commodities in the hands of a few, and ensure the goods of society are shared with reasonable equity among the populace. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 2. The United States, following the principle of subsidiarity, shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and, upon application of the state Legislature, against domestic violence. If a State fails to guarantee such government to its citizens, the Federal government shall be obliged to do so. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 3. The United States, following the principle of subsidiarity, shall guarantee to all citizens their natural, civil, political, and social rights as enumerated in this Constitution. If the government of a State fails to protect these rights among its citizens from encroachment by any person or group, the Federal government shall be obliged to do so. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 4. All political power is inherent in the people, all government of right originates from the people, and the people have the right to alter, reform, or abolish their governmental system whenever they deem it necessary to protect their liberty and well-being; therefore, the people of the United States possess an inherent and inalienable right of local, community self-government in each county, city, town, township, village, parish, and borough. This right shall include the power of the people, and the power of their governments, to enact and enforce local laws that protect health, safety, and welfare by recognizing or establishing rights of natural persons, their local communities, and Nature; and by securing those rights using prohibitions and other means deemed necessary by the community, including measures to establish, define, alter, or eliminate competing rights, powers, privileges, immunities, or duties of corporations and other business entities operating, or seeking to operate, in the community. Local laws adopted pursuant to Section 2 shall not be subject to preemption or nullification by international law, federal law, or state law if those local laws do not restrict the fundamental rights of natural persons, their local communities, or Nature secured by local, state, or federal constitutions, or by international law; and if those local laws do not weaken protections for natural persons, their local communities, or Nature provided by state, federal, or international law.

Taken from the United Nations' documents: Amendment 1. Every citizen has the right to dignified work that pays a living wage, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. Every citizen, without discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work. All citizens who work have the right to just and favorable remuneration ensuring for themselves and their family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection. Every citizen has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 2 All workers and employers, without distinction whatsoever, shall have the right to establish and, subject only to the rules of the organization concerned, to join organizations of their own choosing without previous authorization. No citizen may be compelled to belong to an association or organization. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 3 Workers' and employers' organizations shall have the right to draw up their constitutions and rules, to elect their representatives in full freedom, to organize their administration and activities and to formulate their programs. Public authorities shall refrain from any interference which would restrict this right or impede the lawful exercise thereof. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 4 Workers’ and employers' organizations shall not be liable to be dissolved or suspended by administrative authority. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 5 Workers’ and employers' organizations shall have the right to establish and join federations and confederations and any such organization, federation or confederation shall have the right to affiliate with international organizations of workers and employers. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 6 The provisions of articles 2, 3 and 4 hereof apply to federations and confederations of workers' and employers' organizations. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 7 The acquisition of legal personality by workers' and employers' organizations, federations and confederations shall not be made subject to conditions of such a character as to restrict the application of the provisions of articles 2, 3 and 4 hereof. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 8 In exercising the rights provided for in this Constitution workers and employers and their respective organizations, like other persons or organized collectivities, shall respect the laws of the United States and the States and localities in which they are organized. Federal, state, and local law shall not be such as to impair, nor shall it be so applied as to impair, the guarantees provided for in this Constitution. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 9 In this Constitution, the term "organization" means any organization of workers or of employers for furthering and defending the interests of workers or of employers. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation

I propose a serious of amendments establishing economic and social rights. These derive from various United Nations' documents and the ideas of Franklin Roosevelt: Amendment 1 Every citizen, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international cooperation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality. Section Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 2 Every citizen has the right to a dignified job that pays a living wage; a universal basic income; decent and affordable housing; health care of equal high quality; a free education of equal high quality; a clean environment; sound banking and financial services; and a retirement income sufficient to meet basic needs. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 3 Every citizen, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international cooperation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 4 All citizens have the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of themselves and of their family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond their control. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 5 Every citizen has the right to education. Education shall be free and self-directed, especially in the elementary and fundamental stages. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United States for the maintenance of peace. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 6 Every citizen has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 7 Every citizen has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, every citizen shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United States. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation. Amendment 8 Every citizen is entitled to a social order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Constitution may be fully realized. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation.