If there were a 28th Amendment, Philadelphians would want term limits for Congress, and pizza for everybody
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The right to cheesy carbohydrates shall not be infringed upon by any governmental body, we say.
The National Constitution Center’s “27 Amendments (In 27 Days)” initiative came to a close today at noon with the unveiling of the most popular submissions for a 28th Amendment to the Constitution, as imagined by museum visitors and online users.
From a few hundred submissions overall, the top three most popular submissions (collected from Feb. 1-27):
-Term limits for Congress
-Eliminating corporate personhood
-Reforming or abolishing the Electoral College
Today, more than 200 students also gathered at the Constitution Center to vote from the top three submissions — the winning suggestion was "term limits for Congress."
Other submissions:
-Move Presidential inauguration up to second week of November
-Redistricting/gerrymandering reform
-Repeal 17th Amendment (election of senators)
-Mandatory retirement age for public officials
-Restrictions/conditions on salaries and benefits of Congress/public Officials
-Campaign finance reform
-LGBT rights/marriage equality
-“No new amendment. We need better, more informed, better aware citizen/voters.”
And, because this is Philadelphia:
-Pizza Fridays, obviously #pizzaforall
-To make sure Sidney Crosby never wins another Stanley Cup.
