Kevin's Thoughts on the Human Race's Future

Article 1 - Legislative

Planetary Congress consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Each member nation shall be allowed 2 Senators and 4 Representative.

Each Senator shall serve a single 12 year term, shy of being recalled by their nation, death, or voluntary resignation.    Terms shall be offset by 6 years.

Each Representation shall serve a single 4 year term, shy of being recalled by their nation, death, or voluntary resignation.  Terms shall be offset by 1 year.

Shall a congress person be recalled, die, or voluntarily resign, their nation may appoint a replacement to serve our the remaining portion of a term.  Such fractional terms shall be considered whole for purposes of term limits and as such partial terms used to initially establish both houses of congress.

Congress may not pass laws that primarily apply to themselves, their immediate family, staff, or business interest.  For any such conflict, a member of congress must recluse themselves from voting.

All members of congress must recuse themselves from all business interest they were engaged in prior to being appointed to office.

Compensation shall be paid to all members of congress at a rate of 75 percentile of the average of their nations average wage earning income.  The planetary government shall provide basic food, housing, and health care for members of congress during their terms.  

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until two elections of Sentaors shall have intervened, beyond an annual adjustment based upon the average wage earning income.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.