Introduction: 16 Original Changes Presented in the Book to How Congress and our government operates, replacing the rules made by the elected officials in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and 2 New Rules Added Since the Publication of the Book:

1.     Setting Term Limits, Compensation, Health and Retirement Benefits for Member of Congress and Senior Administration Officials.

2.     Defining New Rules for The Legislative Processes to Limit Partisanship; Confirming Primacy of Citizen Rules in Constitution over Procedural Rules Enacted by Members of Congress.

3.     Defining Timing Requirements for Senate Votes on Treaties and Presidential Appointments; Limit the Duration of Acting Presidential Appointments; Limit Absolute Presidential Reprieves and Pardons.

4.     Strengthening Congressional Oversight of Executive Implementation; Strengthening the Independence of Inspectors General and Key Executive Departments in the Administration.

5.     Defining Rules for Budgeting, Taxing and Spending Process – Balanced, Timing, Accountability, Transparency, and Effectiveness.

6.     Prohibiting Congress Members from Paid Lobbying Roles After Serving in Congress or the Administration.

7.     Prohibiting Laws Exempting Congress from Laws Enacted on Citizens.

8.     Changing the Allocation and Certification of Electoral College Votes in Presidential Elections.

9.     Limiting the Terms of Supreme Court Justices and Federal Court Judges.

10.  Ensuring Fair and Equitable Access to Registration and Voting for all Citizens, and Elections Free from Fraud.

11.  Defining Rules for Campaign Financing – Donation Limits and Disclosure Requirements.

12.  Defining Rules for Truthful Messaging and Timing of Campaign Advertising.

13.  Providing an Independent Council to Oversee Voting District Alignments after Census.

14.  Defining Rules for Ethical Behaviors and Financial Conflict of Interest, and for Handling Non-Salary Personal Income for President, Vice President and all Senior Elected and Appointed Officials.

15.  Defining a Non-Partisan Judicial Process for Impeachment and Actions as Impeachable Offenses.

16.  Establishing a Program of Required National Service for all Citizens Between the Ages of 18-29.

New Citizen Rule #17 : Defining a Right to Privacy as Inseparable from the Rights to Personal Liberty and Freedoms Enshrined in the Constitution, and Confirming the Priority of the Purposes Stated in the Preamble to Laws Enacting Enumerated Rights in the Constitution.

New Citizen Rule #18: Replacing Separate Partisan Primaries with a Single Open Primary, with Top Four Candidates Proceeding to the General Election in a Ranked Choice Voting Process.