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Proposed Pledge of Allegiance with explanation. Written by Mark Shubert I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, and to the Republic ordained by the people, I give my life, my fortune, and my sacred honor, to One Union, perpetually indivisible, with prosperity, security, and liberty to all. I switched the "flag" to the "Constitution." "ordained by the people" is a reference to the Constitution."I give my life, my fortune, and my sacred honor" is a reference to the Declaration of Independence. "One Union, perpetually indivisible" is a reference to the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution. "prosperity, security, and liberty" is a reference to John Adams' 1776 essay "Thoughts on Government" where he lays out a plan with justification for a trilateral government and a bicameral legislature.

Original Status TFB-24-1-2024: In the Tarpeian Forum Date: (Month, Day, Year) Mark Shubert Augmenting Congressional Apportionment Whereas concerns of representation in Congress of the US population has increased over the past century since the last Apportionment Act passed; and, whereas an increase in the number of seats in both the House of Representatives and Senate will alleviate such concerns. Therefore, Section 1: The number of Senate seats per state will increase from two to three. Given the current total of 50 states there will be a total of 150 Senators. Section 2: The number of House seats will be a ratio of 6-1 of the Senate seats. Given the new total of 150 Senators there will be a total of 900 House seats. Section 3: The populated and organized territories of the US will include 1 non-voting House seat each along with the District of Columbia. Section 4: Given the new number of House seats at 900 and Senators at 150, the total count for the electoral college will be 1,053; three electors from D.C. 527 electoral votes will be needed to win the Presidential election.

Contemporary Status AAB-25- 001- 2024: In the Amending Congress 1/23/24 Mark Shubert Land-back and Incorporation Preamble: Whereas Native Americans have lost their land through American belligerance, and Whereas it is the duty of any civilized people to return the property and dignity of those assaulted, and Whereas no one should have their homes denied to them or their decendents, and Whereas union is the principle policy of a civilized people. Therefore: Section 1: All treaties with the various Native tribes will be reviewed and any & all land, which is not currently residential nor commercial nor a local, state, or federal park, will be returned to its legal owners. Section 2: The various Native tribes will, by general vote within each tribe, determine which plots of land, which is now legally theirs, will become a park protected from any development. Section 3: Any Native land which is not determined to become a park nor is currently being used residentially nor commerically will be divided into equal plots and handed out to the tribe's people. Any native who currently has land that is less acerage than the plots to be handed out will receieve land until they have an equal acerage; those who have more land than what is to be handed out will keep what they own and will not recieve any more. The land that is handed out will become the private property of its recepiants. Section 4: After all land in the current reservations is either determined to become a park or is handed out to become private property then the reservations will be fully incorporated into the states they reside in; the reservation system is to be abolished, along with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with county and municiple governments and jurisdictions created. All current residents of reservations will be automatically granted full citizenship as a natural born citizen will all rights and immunities. Section 5: The federal government will exempt all Native people from federal personal income taxes for a period of 10 years. The federal government will pay for the construction, maintenance, and operation of all schools, roads, hospitals, clinics, police, firefighters, first responders, water, electricity, internet, sewage, and farms to be built within the former reservation land for a period of 25 years. Section 6: The Department of Education is to include Native history to a greater extent than what it is now for all schooling. Section 7: Local, state, and federal governments are encouraged to change the names of any and all parks, rivers, roads, and buildings to Native names and Native cultural motifs are encouraged to be included in architecture and interior design. All land around the world has an indigenous culture, Native American culture is America's indigenous culture and ought to be made common to this land once again.