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The Goal
Adding a national initiative,
referendrum, recall Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Definitions
Initiative
1. What is an Initiative?
The Initiative is the power of the People to directly propose and enact federal laws and amendments to the United States Constitution. Under the initiative process, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment must receive a specified number of valid petition signatures in order to be placed on a nationwide ballot for consideration by voters. An initiative measure may not address more than one subject.
Referendrum
2. What is a Referendum? The Referendum is the power of the People to approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes enacted by the Congress. However, the Referendum does not apply to urgency statutes which take effect immediately, statutes calling for elections, and statutes providing for tax levies or appropriations for usual and current expenses of the Government. To qualify for the nationwide ballot, a Referendum measure must be submitted by specified deadlines after the enactment date of the statute.
Recall
3. What is Recall?
Recall is the power of the People to remove elected officials.
The Tactics
1. Activist from all 50
states email House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid asking they sponsor and introduce the U.S. Initiative, Referendum, Recall
Amendment, and then email your legislators asking for a written response stating
they will co-sponsor the U.S. Initiative, Referendum, Recall Amendment.
2. Email your hometown
editor seeking their endorsement of the USIRR Amendment.
3. USIRR Amendment
activist post your responses from your federal legislators on your 50 state
messageboard, send out more invitations to family & friends to join in this epic
event.
The Timeline
1. 2010, 12 months in U.S.
Congress, Judiciary Committee(s), Floor Vote.
2. 2011, 11 months Convention
of the (38) States
, USIRR Amendment ratified, becomes law.
3. 2012, citizens begin circulating petitions for initiative, referendum and/or recall.
FAQ
Q. WHAT WOULD A DRAFT OF
THE AMENDMENT XXVIII, USIRR AMENDMENT, LOOK LIKE?
A. Amendment XXVIII
Section 1
Article I, Section I relating to legislative powers is amended
accordingly.
Section 2
All legislative Powers herein granted, except for the initiative,
referendrum, recall Powers, that are reserved to the People, shall be vested in
a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of
Representatives.
Section 3
The article shall be inopeative unless it shall have been ratified
as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as
provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission
hereof to the States by the Congress.
Q. WOULD THE U.S.
INITIATIVE PROCESS BE SIMILIAR TO THAT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA?
A. IN A WORD, YES. VISIT THIS LINK FROM THE CALIFORNIA'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/init_guide.htm
Q. HOW MANY REGISTERED
VOTER PETITION SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED NATIONALLY TO PLACE A PROPOSED INITIATIVE
STATUTE ON THE BALLOT?
A. Petitions proposing initiative statutes must be signed by registered voters,
the number of signatures must be equal to at least 5% of the total votes cast
for president at the last presidential election, or approximately 6.1 millon
registered U.S. voters.
Q. HOW MANY REGISTERED
VOTER PETITION SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED NATIONALLY TO PLACE A PROPOSED INITIATIVE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON THE BALLOT?
A. Petitions proposing a constitutional amendment initiative must be signed
by registered voters, the number of signatures must be equal to at least 8% of
the total votes cast for president at the last presidential election, or
approximately 9.7 millon registered U.S. voters.
Q. HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST TO PLACE A PROPOSED INITIATIVE
STATUTE ON THE NATIONAL BALLOT USING PAID SIGNATURE GATHERERS?
A. Approximately $7,930,000, that is, $1.30 @ signature times 6.1 millon registered U.S. voters.
*USIRR, Inc. is a 501 (c) (4) social welfare and political educational organization, that conducts its advocacy and grassroots activities in a non-partisan manner, contributions to USIRR, Inc. are not tax deductible for federal tax purposes. *PENDING APPLICATION
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