Abstract

Although improbable, I beleive the possibility of a national divorce in The United States is becoming more likely.

I'm not advocating for this to happen, but if it does, here is my constitutional wish list:

Constitutional Amendements

  1. The Bitcoin Standard
    1. The dollar shall be defined as $1.00 = 0.00000100 BTC (100 satoshis)
    2. Congress shall pass no law restricting:
      1. the self-custody of bitcoin
      2. the anonymity of bitcoin wallets
      3. the use of any bitcoin wallet for transactions of any size
    3. Any batch of paper money or coins issued must be fully auditable and uniquely mapped on the bitcoin blockchain held by the treasury
    4. Any non-expired paper money or coins must be refundable in bitcoin from the treasury
    5. Paper money and coins will expire after a 20 year period, with clear markings differentiating consecutive batches each 10 years
    6. Once the 20 year period has elapsed and a batch of paper money and coins expires, the remaining bitcoin held by the treasury for that batch is released for use by the federal government
    7. Paper money and coins are optional, but not required. These rules apply IF paper money or coins are issued, but do not require them to be issued.
  2. Constitutional Court
    1. A new court (constitutional court) shall be established where each state may appoint up to 2 justices serving for life or retirement similar to supreme court justices
    2. Congress shall pass no law infringing on the state's right to determine the process for selecting justices
    3. The constitutional court shall assume the supreme court's jurisdiction concerning federal law
    4. The supreme court shall retain jurisdiction concerning state law
    5. The number of justices in the supreme court is explicitely capped at 9
  3. Taxation
    1. All existing federal taxes are hereby repealed
    2. There shall be a 5% national sales tax
    3. The national sales tax shall be the only source of revenue permitted for the federal government
    4. The standard legislative process can be used to decrease the national sales tax rate
    5. A constitutional amendment is required to increase the national sales tax rate
  4. Secession
    1. Each state shall have the right to secede following the secession process
    2. To initiate the secession process, a declaration to secede must be submitted to congress
    3. After a period of 5 years after the declaration to secede is submitted, a confirmation of secession must be submitted by the state to congress, at which time the state will no longer be a member of the union
    4. If a confirmation of secession is not received 6 years after the declaration to secede is submitted, the declaration to secede is nullified and the process for that state is reset