1) Anyone elected to public office and their direct appointments CAN NOT be a dual citizen of any other country. Dual citizenship is an instant security risk, questions loyalty, and is a conflict of interest.
2) Anyone elected to public office and their direct appointments CAN NOT own stocks, commodities, or bonds outside of a retirement system (401k, etc). Anyone elected to office or appointmented by elected official must divest within 90 days with all documentation, profits, losses, and tax records released to the public. Persons in these positions are often in possession of information that is not available to the public because their position requires it. The SEC refers to this as "insider trading" and that is a Federal Crime carrying serious penalties that those elected to public office and their direct appointments are not immune from.
3) Anyone elected to public office and their direct appointments must make their tax returns, assets, or other investments (such as in a business or real estate, etc.) public every year and be prepared to answer any questions regarding said records at any time.
4) Congressional pay is directly connected to the budget being balanced. No balanced budget means pay stops until it's balanced again.
EDIT: Almost forgot. These would be Constitutional amendments, not a bill that can be repealed.
1) Anyone elected to public office and their direct appointments CAN NOT be a dual citizen of any other country. Dual citizenship is an instant security risk, questions loyalty, and is a conflict of interest.
2) Anyone elected to public office and their direct appointments CAN NOT own stocks, commodities, or bonds outside of a retirement system (401k, etc). Anyone elected to office or appointmented by elected official must divest within 90 days with all documentation, profits, losses, and tax records released to the public. Persons in these positions are often in possession of information that is not available to the public because their position requires it. The SEC refers to this as "insider trading" and that is a Federal Crime carrying serious penalties that those elected to public office and their direct appointments are not immune from.
3) Anyone elected to public office and their direct appointments must make their tax returns, assets, or other investments (such as in a business or real estate, etc.) public every year and be prepared to answer any questions regarding said records at any time.
4) Congressional pay is directly connected to the budget being balanced. No balanced budget means pay stops until it's balanced again.
EDIT: Almost forgot. These would be Constitutional amendments, not a bill that can be repealed.
