Article 1, Section 3 From Our Second Constitution
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
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 Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.
No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of the President of the United States.
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 United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
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 under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
Article One - Section 3 – (Of the New Third Direct Democracy Constitution)
Item One
Though only one House of American Congress, the “Volunteer House Of The American People”, will have the responsibility of the finality of decision for legislation, studies, proposals and bills that will flow between all the Houses. The “flow” of Good Legislation* ends at the American Volunteer House Of The People, whose structure is comprised of all the Homes in Our Nation and reaches from sea to sea and is physically housed in a three thousand seat structure, in the governance center of the “Direct Democracy United States of America”.
*“Good Legislation = The bills and proposals for law enactment, that serve as Many of the American people as possible…and not seek advantage of one part over another, except to enable Balance between them.
Item Two
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two State Senators from each State, chosen by the People of that state thereof for two Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote on the “American Advisory Volunteer Senate’s” recommendations, regarding their own proposals and the proposals that come to their House from the other Houses.
Item Three
After the American Volunteer Advisory Senate has arrived at a majority consensus of honorable and learned opinion, regarding the governance business recommendations of the “American Volunteer Advisory House Of Representatives” and the “American Volunteer House Of The People”, they will forward their findings on, or back to, to the “Volunteer House Of The American People” for final decision.
Item Four
A process for Appeal of the legislative decisions of the “Volunteer House Of The American People”, by the “American Advisory Volunteer House Of Representatives” and the “American Volunteer Advisory Senate” will be established. The appeal will be heard by the “Volunteer American Peoples Grand Jury” and the “Volunteer Advisory Supreme Court”, who, after making their recommendations, will refer the matter back to the Third House and its supportive governance deliberation and voter network for “re-consideration”.
The validity and function, of an established legislation will hold, until an Appeal produced by The Third House and its supportive deliberation and Voter network overturns it. The reconsidered final say, should always be made by We The Many.
Item Five
No Person shall be an Honored Volunteer Advisory Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty three Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. It seems like Senators who has lived in their State all their lives, or much of their lives, would serve Better.
Item Six
The “Second Vice President” of the Direct Democracy United States Of America shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless this governance body be equally divided and a tie breaking recommendation vote is majoritively requested by the honored members of the “American Volunteer Advisory Senate”.
Item Seven
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 one of the seats of the Seven Presidents of the United States.
Item Eight
ALL members, of the Three Congressional Houses will be physically present in the “Center Of Governance”, before an advisory recommendation or final vote can be finalized and validated. Never again can a proposal, or bill of legislation, be finalized from an underrepresented, or “understaffed” House.
The “American Volunteer Advisory House Of Representatives” and the “American Volunteer Advisory Senate” will not be considered convened unless all members of these Houses are present, or substituted by “qualified” members from the “Volunteer House Of The American People”.
The “qualifications” being the same as the qualifications for the elections of candidates for Volunteer Advisory American House Of Representatives and the Volunteer Advisory American Senate.
Item Nine
When any of the Seven Presidents of the United States is impeached, the Chief Justice of the “Volunteer Advisory Supreme Court” and the acting “Third Citizen” of the “American Volunteer House Of The People” shall preside: And no American President shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds majority (???) of the Members present, of the “Volunteer Advisory Supreme Court” (3 Judges), the “Grand Jury Of The American people” and the “American Volunteer House Of The People”. (All The People who wish to vote on this and who are “qualified”, as Citizens, should do so.)
Item Ten
Judicial and The People’s 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 under the government of the Direct Democracy United States Of America: but the Individual convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to the Laws of the resident State of the Impeached Person.