WINNER ANNOUNCED:

The winner of the book contest is Michael Mincy from Forth Worth, Texas. Mr. Mincy will receive a copy of the DDC's book, America's Crisis for his proposed direct representative constitutional amendment below:

DDC note: Some of Mr. Mincy's suggestions will be incorporated into our proposed constitutional amendment for direct democracy.

PROPOSED ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT XXVIII (28)

SECURED AND INVIOLABLE RIGHTS
CONGRESS OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS

SECURED AND INVIOLABLE RIGHTS

We the People of the United States, in order to continue to form a more perfect Union, do ordain and establish the following:

SECTION 1. We Secure, Establish, and make Inviolable, the following Rights in addition to Amendments 1 through 10, and 14:

(1) The United States of America is a free, independent, and Sovereign nation.
(2)All Men are considered Equal. They are endowed with certain Inalienable Rights.
That among these Rights are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
And 'to Secure' these Rights, 'Governments are instituted', deriving their 'Just Powers' from the 'Consent of the Governed'. And Whenever 'any' Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to Alter, or Abolish it, and to institute 'new' Government, laying it's foundation on such Principles, and organizing it's Power in such Form, which to them, seems 'most likely' to effect their Safety and Happiness.
(3) And in Addition to these Rights, the following Rights are Secured, Established, and made Inviolable;

CONGRESS OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES

SECTION 2. We Secure and Establish Congresses, Legislatures, and Councils of Special Representatives for the United States of America.
(1) We Secure and Establish a Congress of Special Representatives for the United States of America.

(2)We Secure and Establish in each State, Commonwealth, and Territory, a Legislature of Special Representatives. Each Legislature of Special Representatives has complete veto power, without review by any other body of government, over all acts of the Chief Executive, and includes all agencies, administrations, and all other offices of each State, Commonwealth, and Territory ; the acts of each Legislature, and over all the lower, district, appellate, and highest courts in each State, Commonwealth, and Territory in the United States of America. This power will be exercised by both the Special Representatives as a whole, or by any one of it's members. If any one member exercises such veto power, it must be reviewed and upheld within at least 90 days after such veto, by the whole of the Legislature of Special Representatives.
(3) We Secure and Establish a Council of Special Representatives, in every municipality chartered by the United States, and by each State, Commonwealth, and Territory, of the United States.
Each Council of Special Representatives has full veto power, without review by any other body of government, over all ordinances, regulations, resolutions, or any other act of that municipality, including any and all councils or similar assemblies, courts and police agencies, and includes all agencies, administrations, and all other offices of each municipality. This power will be exercised by both the Special Representatives as a whole, or by any one of it's members. If any one member exercises such veto power, it must be reviewed and upheld within at least 90 days after such veto, by the whole of the Council of Special Representatives.
(4) All other forms of local government not chartered by either the United States, or by a State, Commonwealth, or Territory, is expressly forbidden. These include, but do not exclude other forms, such forms as "gated communities", "home-owner's associations", and applies to all forms of such associations in "public housing". This does not forbid "voluntary" associations among private groups of home-owners nor of dwellers of public housing, but it does forbid them from enforcing the "rule of law". Power to Enforce the "rule of law" is delegated 'only' to the United States, or reserved to a State, Commonwealth, or Territory of the United States.

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS

SECTION 3. We Secure and Establish permanent Constitutional Conventions for the United States of America.
(1) We Secure and Establish a National Constitutional Convention of the People of the United States.

(2) We Secure and Establish a Constitutional Convention , for each State, Commonwealth, and Territory of the United States.