Section 2.1.

All Legislative powers herein delegated shall be vested in a Congress of the Federation of American States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Section 2.2.

(1) The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the Citizens of the several States. Only States shall have voting Representatives.

(2) Only a natural-born Citizen, a current or past member of the United States Congress, a naturalized Citizen of twenty or more years, a Citizen thereof at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, or a Citizen thereof born in the United States prior to the adoption of this Constitution shall be a Representative provided that they are between twenty-five and sixty-nine years of age and, when elected, be an inhabitant of the State and District for which chosen.

(3) Ten years after adoption of this Constitution a person shall be a resident of their State for five years before qualifying as a Representative.

(4) Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States, which may be included within the Federation, shall be determined by the whole number of Citizens. The number of Representatives shall be found by multiplying 0.000002 times the population of each individual State and rounding up to the next whole number (each State shall have at least one Representative) and their Districts shall be divided as evenly as possible by population. Enumerations shall be made every subsequent term of ten years from the last official United States enumeration and any census questions other than those to establish the official national population is prohibited. Until the next scheduled enumeration shall be made, the States shall be entitled to the same number of Representatives as in the present United States Congress or if a new State is admitted from a territory outside the United States or the Federation then the latest official enumeration of that territory may be used.

(5) At the next and all future enumerations State Legislatures shall define geographical Districts for the election of Representatives consistent with the terms of this Constitution and said Districts shall be geographically compact and contiguous and, whenever possible, shall not divide existing counties, municipalities, or other local political entities disregarding the demographics, politics, economics, races, creeds, colors, religions, or national origins of the inhabitants of said Districts.

(6) When vacancies happen in the representation from any State, the Governor thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies. If a State loses their sole Representative or a majority of their Representatives in cases of terrorism, war, or other disaster then the Governor thereof shall have the power to appoint Representatives until writs of election are decided by the voters of the State.

(7) All direct taxes for national defense and other common expenses provided for by this Constitution allotted to the individual States shall be paid to the Treasury on a set schedule only when funds are appropriated by Congress with credits towards a State that funds and performs functions provided for by this Constitution to the Federal Government and delegated to a State by the Congress.

(8) The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.

Section 2.3.

(1) The Senate of the Federation of American States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen for six years by the Legislature thereof, at the regular session next immediately preceding the commencement of the term of service; and each Senator shall have one vote. Only States shall have voting Senators.

(2) Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year; of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year; and of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year; so that one-third may be chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the recess of the Legislature of any State, the Governor thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.

(3) Only a natural-born Citizen, a current or past member of the United States Congress, a naturalized Citizen of twenty or more years, a Citizen thereof at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, or a Citizen thereof born in the United States prior to the adoption of this Constitution shall be a Senator provided that they are between thirty and sixty-nine years of age and, when elected, be an inhabitant of the State for which chosen.

(4) Ten years after adoption of this Constitution a person shall be a resident of their State for five years before qualifying as a Senator.

(5) The Vice President of the Federation shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote unless they are equally divided.

(6) The Senate shall choose their other Officers; and also a President pro tempore in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the Federation.

(7) Each State shall have the power to recall either or both Senators at any time within their term of office and to send others in their stead for the remainder of their term of office.

(8) The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof, subject to the provisions of this Constitution.

(9) The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the Federation is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside; and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present.

(10) During a trial on the impeachment of the Vice-President he shall not preside over the Senate.

(11) Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit or any elected office under the Federation; but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law.

Section 2.4.

(1) The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year and the terms of Senators and Representatives shall end at noon on the first Monday in December and the terms of their successors shall then begin unless they shall, by law, appoint a different day.

(2) Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.

(3) Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings (which shall be available for public inspection and comment), punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the whole number, expel a member.

(4) All proceedings of the Congress and its committees or other forums (except where state secrets or individual personal information is discussed) shall be open to the public and the press.

(5) Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House, on any question, shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.

(6) Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days; nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

Section 2.5.

(1) Senators and Representatives shall receive for their services compensation, benefits, and allowances for themselves and staff members from the State which they represent. They shall not receive within their terms of office any other compensation from the Federation, any other State, or foreign nation. They shall affirm to their States or Districts before submitting or voting on a bill before Congress that they have read and understood it.

(2) Senators and Representatives shall, in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place. Each Senator and Representative shall cast his vote in person; no proxy voting is allowed either in committees or before the full Senate or House of Representatives and each vote on any subject shall be recorded in the respective House's journal.

(3) No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the Federation, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time except for scheduled raises in salary that applies to all appointed and elected government employees and officials; and no person holding any office under the Federation shall be a member of either House during his continuance in office. But Congress may, by law, grant to the principal Officer in each of the Executive Departments a seat upon the floor of either House, with the privilege of discussing any measures appertaining to his Department.

(4) A Citizen who is a Senator or Representative, or any combination thereof, shall not hold office for more than twelve years plus the remainder of their current term if the twelve year term limit is reached before the normal expiration of their term of office nor shall any Citizen hold any elected or appointed national office beyond age seventy years plus the remainder of their current term if the age limit is reached before the normal expiration of their office.

(5) A full expense accounting shall be made of all funds spent by Congress, the President, and Vice President, all Executive Departments and agencies on their operations and shall be made available for public examination.

(6) Before a Senator or Representative enters on the execution of their office, they shall take the following oath or affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as required under the Constitution and laws of the Federation of American States; and that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Federation of American States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter."

Section 2.6.

(1) All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments, as on other bills.

(2) Every bill which shall have passed both Houses, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President of the Federation; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases, the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excluded) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress, by their adjournment, prevent its return; in which case it shall not be a law. The President may approve any appropriation and disapprove any other appropriation in the same bill. In such case he shall, in signing the bill, designate the appropriations disapproved; and shall return a copy of such appropriations, with his objections, to the House in which the bill shall have originated; and the same proceedings shall then be had as in case of other bills disapproved by the President.

(3) Every order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the Federation; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him; or, being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two-thirds of both Houses, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in case of a bill.

(4) Every law, or resolution having the force of law, shall relate to but one subject and that shall be expressed in the title.

(5) Congress shall pass no law that does not contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that law.

(6) After a bill or resolution has been rejected by either House of Congress no bill or resolution containing the same substance shall be passed into a law during the same session.

(7) No law shall be revised or amended by reference to its title; but in such case the act revised, or Section amended, shall be re-enacted and published at length.

(8) Any administrative regulation or rule written by any Federal agency shall not go into effect unless said administrative regulation is acted upon by Congress according to the rules and limitations prescribed as in the case of a bill.

(9) No part of any appropriation shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes unless approved by Congress nor shall any appropriation fund any general propaganda effort to aid any political party, cause, incumbent, or candidates for Federal public office.

(10) No appropriation or earmark shall be passed that politically or financially benefits any individual District or State of any Member of Congress.

(11) Any bill that has the written support of more than ten percent of the total membership in either the Senate or the House of Representatives shall be presented before their respective house for a vote.

(12) Any bill shall be made available for public inspection five working days before being voted upon by the Congress excepting those parts that must remain secret if it pertains to national security.

(13) Congress shall appropriate no money from the Treasury except by a vote of two-thirds of both Houses, taken by yeas and nays, unless it be asked and estimated for by the Heads of the Executive Departments and submitted to Congress by the President; or for the purpose of paying its own expenses and contingencies; or for the payment of claims against the Federation, the justice of which shall have been judicially declared by a tribunal for the investigation of claims against the Government, which it is hereby made the duty of Congress to establish.

(14) All bills appropriating money shall specify in Federal currency the exact amount of each appropriation and the purposes for which it is made; and Congress shall grant no extra compensation to any public contractor, Officer, agent, or servant, after such contract shall have been made or such service rendered.

Section 2.7.

The Congress shall have the power:

(1) To lay and collect fees, duties, imposts, and excise taxes, for revenue necessary to pay the debts, provide for the common defense, and carry out the duties of the Federal Government; but no bounties shall be granted from the Treasury; nor shall any duties or taxes on importations from foreign nations be laid to promote or foster any branch of industry or agriculture, and all fees, duties, imposts, and excise taxes shall be uniform throughout the Federation and shall not be no greater than ten percent.

(2) To borrow money on the credit of the Federation.

(3) To regulate commerce with foreign nations (through treaties and other international agreements with congressional oversight on sales, leases, and release of nuclear and other sensitive technologies, and purchases or joint ventures of domestic business firms with foreign entities pertaining to all goods and services that could have an effect on national security or state secrets), Indian Nations, and among the several States; only to any actions or issues that substantially affects interstate commerce respecting any activity confined within a single State, regardless of its effects outside the State or whether it employs instrumentalities there from; but shall have the power to reasonably regulate pollution or other adverse intrastate actions between the States if they cannot come to an agreement among themselves. But neither this; nor any other clause contained in this Constitution, shall ever be construed to delegate the power to Congress to appropriate money for any internal improvement intended to facilitate commerce; except for the purpose of furnishing lights, beacons, and buoys, and other aids to navigation upon the coasts, and the improvement of harbors and the removing of obstructions in waterway navigation; in all which cases such duties shall be laid on the navigation facilitated thereby as may be necessary to pay the costs and expenses thereof.

(4) To establish uniform laws of naturalization and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the Federation; but no law of Congress shall discharge any debt contracted before the passage of the same.

(5) To coin money, regulate the value thereof and of foreign coin; charter, insure, and regulate banks and other financial institutions that operate in two or more States, and create a central bank to carry out these duties. The central bank shall be subject to public audit as Congress may, by law, provide for.

(6) To fix the standard of weights and measures.

(7) To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the Federation.

(8) To establish post offices but the expenses of the Federal Postal Service shall be paid out of its own revenues five years after adoption of this Constitution and Congress may, by law, devolve to the States or privatize any part of or all of the Federal Postal Service.

(9) To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

(10) To constitute general and special Federal Courts and other tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court.

(11) To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas or in the air, international and domestic terrorism, and offenses against the law of nations.

(12) To declare war, grant letters of Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water but this grant of power shall not be so construed as to prevent the President from adopting all measures necessary to maintain the security of the Federation and protect their Citizens in foreign countries, and for these purposes the President may deploy the Armed Forces or National Guard for a period of time no greater than 180 days without approval of Congress.

(13) To raise and maintain the Armed Forces, National Guard, and military academies but the National Guard shall be subject to the orders of the Governors of the several States and Territories or other protectorates unless in the actual service of the Federation.

(14) To make rules for the government and regulation of the Armed Forces and the National Guard when in the actual service of the Federation.

(15) To provide for calling forth the National Guard to execute the laws of the Federation, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions.

(16) To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the National Guard, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the Federation; reserving to the States, respectively, the appointment of the Officers, and the authority of training the National Guard according to the discipline prescribed by Congress.

(17) To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of one or more States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the Federal Government and shall consist only of property owned or leased by the Federal Government. And to exercise like authority over all places purchased with the consent of the Legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of military installations and other needful facilities and buildings. The Federal Government shall never own title to any property which is not specifically provided for by this Constitution without the consent of the State where same is located.

(18) To set deadlines when a candidate for any federally elected office is allowed to withdraw their name from the ballot and said deadlines shall not be subject to change by any Court.

(19) To assign electromagnetic wave frequency spectrums. Electromagnetic wave frequency spectrums auctioned, sold, or otherwise assigned to the private sector may be bought and sold just like any other property without regulation or interference by any State or Federal agency (except for eminent domain) provided that the user stays within the parameters of the assigned territory and technical limitations.

(20) To fund a system of tax free pensions and allowances, hospitals, cemeteries, clinics, and domiciliaries for retired or disabled members of the Armed Forces, National Guard, and honorably discharged veterans.

(21) To create regulations, controls, and tracking of nuclear materials.

(22) To have the power by joint resolution to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the Federation, except in cases of impeachment or to pardon or grant reprieves to Members of Congress.

(23) To provide for the establishment and administration of a system of personnel administration in the Civil Service of the Federal Government and its civil divisions. Appointments and promotions shall be based on merit and fitness, demonstrated by examination or by other evidence of competence.

(24) To provide for and maintain the Federal Marshal Service to enforce all Federal laws and all other duties that Congress may, by law, provide for except for any duties that could infringe on the police power of the individual States without their consent. In time of peace the Federal Marshal Service shall operate under the joint control of the Treasury and Justice Departments and in time of war, or when the President shall so direct, in whole or part be subject to the orders of the Defense Department.

(25) To provide for and maintain the Coast Guard to enforce maritime and fisheries laws, enforce Federal laws, survey the coasts, maintain aids to navigation, and all other duties that Congress may, by law, provide for. The uniformed components shall constitute a part of the Armed Forces. The Coast Guard shall normally operate under the control of the Federal Marshal Service.

(26) To provide for and maintain the State Department, Attorney General/Justice Department, Treasury Department, Defense Department, Interior Department, and other agencies named in this Constitution. Congress may, by law, add or delete other Departments or agencies to carry out its authorized powers and responsibilities under this Constitution.

(27) To define what constitutes a state secret and insure that the classification of "state secret" does not cover-up incompetence, corruption, or crimes committed by elected or appointed officials and Government agencies.

(28) To provide for and maintain an international boundary commission to resolve and mark international land and water borders.

(29) To dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations concerning the property of the Federation, including the lands thereof and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the Federation or of any particular State.

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(30) To make all laws to execute only the foregoing powers vested by this Constitution in the Federal Government, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Section 2.8.

The Congress shall not have the power:

(1) To pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, any law impairing the obligation of contracts, or law denying or impairing the right of property.

(2) To lay any capitation or other direct tax, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.

(3) To require any tax or duty to be laid on articles exported from any State.

(4) To give preference by regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over those of another; nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.

(5) To draw money from the Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.

(6) To grant any title of nobility and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever, from any foreign nation.

(7) To appropriate any funds for any benevolent purpose, religious or otherwise; nor to setup, control, engage in, charter, subsidize, support, bailout, or guarantee any private or public function to include any State or political subdivision, business, industry, farm, insurance, schools and colleges, or any other purpose not provided for by this Constitution.

(8) To award any government contracts without competitive bidding except in case of war, a national emergency, or disaster where there is an imminent threat of life, limb, or property.

(9) To fund or establish a retirement-pension system supported by the Treasury for any service as an elected official.

(10) To set wages, price controls, or to pay unemployment benefits; or pass any law that mandates workplace or employee benefits, terms of non-government union contracts, health, safety, leave, and retirement policies but Federal Civil Service employees workplace and union activity may be regulated as Congress may, by law, provide for.

(11) To require any Judge to neither follow mandatory sentencing laws nor reimburse private organizations for any legal expenses involved in any trial or lawsuit.

(12) To make any law abridging the freedom of the People to produce, trade, and engage in commerce of legal goods and services, except for nuclear or radioactive materials, or goods and services that pertain to national security or defense.

(13) To place any restrictions on exploration, mining, or recovery of natural resources, water, oil, or other minerals on non-Federal property or inside of twelve nautical miles off the ocean coasts which may be regulated by the States nor to regulate the production, distribution, or use of State or privately owned oil, natural gas, or other non-nuclear energy sources, nor to set standards on usage, fuel efficiency, or consumption.

(14) To enforce traffic laws or regulate, enforce, control, or prohibit use of tobacco, drugs, alcohol, gaming, or lotteries except on Federal property, any Territories or other protectorates, or at the international borders to enforce customs and immigration laws.

(15) To levy income taxes, either earned or unearned, from any legal source.

(16) To levy any tax or fee on any person's income from, or contribution-earnings or payments to, any public or private education, retirement, pension, or health-care plan; nor a wealth tax, non-cash barter transactions, capital gains tax, inheritance or gift tax on any person's income from the sale or transfer of their lawful capital assets to include homes, farms, investments, and businesses.

(17) To abolish or interfere within any State the domestic institutions or police powers thereof excepted where provided for by this Constitution.

(18) To mandate what goods or services a Government entity, private or public school system, or private business firm has to provide to the public or their employees.

(19) To regulate the ownership, content, or political speech on any method of communication or require any type of "fairness doctrine" for political speech on any method of communication.

(20) To exclude itself or any Member of Congress from any law of the Federation or individual State laws.

(21) To pass any law that benefits or profits any individual Member of Congress or their immediate family or any Citizen or group of Citizens, or private and public organizations except for laws of relief that correct any injustice done either on purpose or accidentally to a Citizen.

(22) To pass any law granting to any association, corporation, unions, or individuals any exclusive rights, privileges, immunities, or to setup any affirmative action or quota set aside programs or grant monopolies or perpetuities.

(23) To enumerate or classify any individual by race, sex, color, ethnicity, religion, handicap, or national origin for any purpose nor shall require the same as a criterion for discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group for any public purpose.

(24) To require any language other than English to be the official language of the Federation and shall be used for all public acts including every order, resolution, vote, or election, and for all records and judicial proceedings of the Federal Government. Each State may designate one or more official languages within its borders but shall bear all costs for translation to English for the use or records of the Federal Government.

(25) To pass any unfunded mandates nor create an obligation or duty on any Citizen, private entity, State, or any political subdivision to make expenditures; nor shall the legislative power be construed to allow Congress to place any condition on the expenditure or receipt of appropriated funds unless the requirement imposed by the condition would be within its power if enacted as a regulation.

(26) To make laws that indict or increase the penalty on a defendant on the basis of his thoughts, political, or religious beliefs to include "hate speech" or "hate crimes" nor on account of the race, sex, color, ethnicity, religion, handicap, or national origin of his victim or victims.

(27) To control, deny, or mandate the requirements or qualifications for membership in any private group or organization.

(28) To interfere with voluntary exchanges of goods and services within any State nor extend to the prohibition or the coercive dictation of the terms of such exchanges within the nation.

(29) To fund any social security or any old-age or disability pension system, welfare, entitlements, or national/universal health care system except where provided for by this Constitution.

(30) To transfer any sovereign powers to any international institution.

(31) To transfer wealth or political power from one group of Citizens to another group of Citizens.

(32) To prohibit or regulate the private ownership of any amount of gold, silver, or other precious metal used in commence or savings.

(33) To make anything but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts or to issue currency not backed by gold and silver.

(34) To abolish or regulate the administration or method of capital punishment in any State.

(35) To create any general criminal code that is not provided for by this Constitution.

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(36) To make any law that does not apply equally to all States, Citizens, and elected or appointed public officials.

Section 2.9.

(1) Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed Federal budget for that fiscal year, in which total outlays, including repayment of debt principal, shall not exceed ninety-five percent of projected total receipts for that fiscal year.

(2) Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed ninety-five percent of receipts for that fiscal year, unless two-thirds of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide for, by law, for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a roll call vote recorded in each House's respective journal.

(3) Total receipts shall include all receipts of the Federal Government, including those derived from borrowing through the sale of government bonds that shall not be increased unless two-thirds of the whole number of each House shall provide for, by law, an increase by a roll call vote recorded in each House's respective journal.

(4) The limit on the debt of the Federation held by the public shall not be increased, unless two-thirds of the whole number of each House shall provide for, by law, for such an increase by a roll call vote recorded in each House's respective journal.

(5) No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the whole number of each House by a roll call vote recorded in each House's respective journal.

(6) The Congress may waive the provisions of this Section for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect or in any fiscal year in which the Federation is engaged in military conflict or national emergency which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by the President, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law.

(7) Any bill, resolution, or other Legislative measure renewing extant, creating new, or increasing current fees, duties, and excise taxes shall be approved by a two-thirds majority of both Houses of Congress, shall automatically expire in ten years, shall be a standalone bill not combined with other legislation, not exceed ten percent, and the votes and names of all Members shall be entered in the respective House's journal.

(8) The power of Congress to appropriate any funds shall be limited to carrying into execution the powers enumerated by this Constitution and vested in the Federal Government, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Section 2.10.

(1) Congress shall have power to regulate all Executive and other agreements with any foreign nation or international organization. All such agreements shall be subject to the limitations imposed on treaties by this Section. A provision of a treaty or other international or global treaty, agreement, regulation, resolution or adjudication shall become effective as internal law in the Federation only through legislation which would be valid in the absence of treaty.

(2) No treaty shall authorize or permit any foreign nation or any international organization to supervise, control, or adjudicate rights of Citizens enumerated in this Constitution or any other matter essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the Federation or the several States.

(3) A provision of a treaty or other international or global treaty, agreement, regulation, resolution or adjudication which conflicts with this Constitution, or which is not made in pursuance thereof, or expands or diminishes the authority or jurisdiction of either the President, Congress, or the Federal Courts beyond that granted them by this Constitution, or diminishes the rights of Citizens shall not be in force or effect.

(4) A provision of a treaty or other international or global treaty, agreement, regulation, resolution or adjudication which conflicts with this Constitution or overrides, supplants, alter, or terminates the sovereignty of the individual sovereign member States of this Federation, or the Territories or other protectorates thereof, shall not be of any force or effect. This clause shall equally apply to all individual State laws, regulations and their constitutions; including the heritage, culture and customs thereof.

(5) The Federal Government shall not enter into a treaty or other international agreement that would provide for the Federation to adopt as legal tender any currency issued by an entity other than the Federation.

(6) No foreign nation shall control, regulate, or own any public or private land except for residences, offices, embassies, and consulates for diplomatic purposes as defined by treaty.

Section 2.11.

(1) The President, Vice President, every Member of Congress, all Federal Judges, political parties that participate in national elections, and all candidates for federally elected public offices shall disclose all sources and amounts of income to include campaign contributions, gifts, lists of lobbyists, monies received, and goods and services in lieu of cash. The same shall be disclosed at least twice a year and made available for public inspection.

(2) The President, Vice President, Federal Judges and Justices, and every Member of Congress shall list all organizations, profit and non-profit, in which the incumbent or candidate is a member and shall suspend their active membership during their term of office.

(3) The President, Vice President, and every Member of Congress shall not receive any contributions, gifts, or goods and services in lieu of cash whenever the Congress is in session.

(4) Congress shall not publicly finance any political candidate or political party nor place limits on any political campaign financing or political speech on any method of communication.

(5) No Senator or candidate for the office of Senator shall accept any contributions from outside their State.

(6) No Representative or candidate for the office of Representative shall accept any contributions from outside their District.

(7) No incumbent or candidate for any Federal public office shall accept any contributions from any unlawful sources, international organizations, foreign nations, foreign nationals, or any other foreign entity.

(8) No Federal agency or entities nor any State agencies or entities shall use any public funds to neither lobby Congress nor contribute to any incumbent or candidate for Federal public office.

(9) States may, by law, place any additional restrictions on political campaign fund raising by congressional Representatives or other candidates within their State but shall pass no law that favors certain political parties over other parties.

(10) Any elected person may be removed from office upon conviction of improper fund raising, voter fraud, or if found not qualified for the public office held.

(11) Any person who runs for the office of President, Vice-President, Senator, or Representative shall present to any Federal Court proof of naturalized citizenship, birth certificate, or other credentials as Congress may, by law, provide for within the State or other jurisdiction where born or naturalized. Upon a satisfactory examination or investigation the Court shall then attest that the candidate is a valid Federation Citizen but shall not have the power to publicly release said credentials without the permission of the candidate.

(12) No person who has been convicted of a crime (unless pardoned) shall be eligible to hold office as a President, Vice-President, Senator, Representative, or Federal Justice or Judge and any of the above convicted of a crime while in office shall not be allowed to continue in their office.