A citizen has petitioned Congress. Here's what the filing says.
The First Amendment guarantees every citizen the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Article V of the Constitution provides the mechanism to amend it. We are using both.
A Memorial — a formal citizen petition — is being submitted to the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and the Secretary of the United States Senate.
The Memorial identifies a grievance: the House of Representatives has become a market for corporate and special-interest money, and the People have no chamber of their own. It proposes a remedy: the 28th Amendment — Term Limits, a People's House, and three-way government.
The right to petition is one of the five freedoms in the First Amendment. It is not a suggestion. It is a constitutional right. Congress is not legally required to pass the amendment — but it is required to receive the petition. And the People are watching.
The Memorial was filed by a single citizen. Every additional signature on the Change.org petition becomes a consignee — another citizen joining the demand. Quarterly supplements will be filed with Congress listing every consignee.
The Supreme Court ruled in U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton (1995): "If the qualifications set forth in the text of the Constitution are to be changed, that text must be amended." Only an amendment can impose term limits. Only an amendment can create a new chamber. We are asking Congress to do what the Constitution requires.
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