Each amendment below is presented in full: the plain-language case for why it matters, followed by the actual proposed Article and Section text. The chapter number on each card refers to its chapter in the 8 HARPS book, available on Amazon, not a ranking or an order of importance.
Establishes a new, independent branch of government charged with guaranteeing every American's right to healthcare, housing, education, and a basic standard of living.
Creates a permanent, independent Inspector General with real investigative and subpoena power to root out waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government.
Separates the Attorney General and FBI Director from White House political control, insulating federal law enforcement from partisan interference.
Introduces judicial term limits, an expanded and rebalanced circuit system, and a transparent nomination process for the Supreme Court.
The book's most sweeping ethics and accountability amendment, closing the loopholes that let public officials and their families profit from public office.
Sets a uniform national floor for policing standards, use-of-force accountability, and public safety oversight.
Protects the right to keep and bear arms while requiring universal background checks, safe storage, and other public-safety guardrails.
Establishes an enforceable constitutional right to privacy, data ownership, and protection from surveillance and data exploitation.
Sets binding national guardrails on artificial intelligence, from transparency and human oversight to protection against AI-driven harms.
Guarantees the right to vote, secure and fair elections, and direct accountability of government to the people it serves.
Puts the federal budget on a constitutionally mandated path to balance and paydown of the national debt within a generation.
