Constitutional Amendments

3. CONGRESSIONAL RULES — TWO-THIRDS PROTECTION

Once structural congressional reforms are established, MPA supports protecting the fundamental rules of Congress from partisan manipulation.

Major changes to the standing institutional rules of either chamber should require a two-thirds vote of that chamber.

Ordinary legislation would not automatically require two-thirds approval.

The higher standard applies to changing the rules governing the institution itself.

The purpose is simple:

No party should win 50% plus one and immediately rewrite the rules in its own favor.

This protection should apply equally to Republicans, Democrats, Moderates, and every future political party.

Because each chamber currently possesses constitutional authority over its own rules, a permanent restriction of this nature would likely require a constitutional amendment.

4. PRESIDENTIAL PARDON REFORM

No president should possess an unchecked ability to pardon political allies, family members, associates, or potentially even themselves.

MPA supports a constitutional amendment reforming the federal pardon power.

The President would retain authority to propose pardons and commutations.

Those recommendations would then require congressional approval before becoming effective.

Congress should establish expedited procedures so legitimate acts of mercy are not unnecessarily delayed.

Self-pardons should be expressly prohibited.

Pardons directly involving the President's own criminal interests, immediate family, senior administration officials, or campaign associates should face heightened review.

Mercy should remain possible. Absolute presidential mercy should not.

5. TERM LIMITS

Public office should be public service.

It should not become permanent employment.

MPA supports reasonable term limits for members of Congress.

Government benefits from institutional knowledge, but America should not develop a permanent political ruling class.

To Lead is to Serve.

6. NO COURT PACKING

MPA opposes partisan manipulation of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court should remain at nine justices.

Neither political party should be able to increase or decrease the Court simply because it dislikes judicial outcomes.

Losing a constitutional argument does not justify changing the number of judges.

MPA separately supports judicial ethics, financial disclosure, recusal standards, conflict-of-interest rules, and accountability.