The Florida State Guard is authorized by Congress [32 U.S. Code Sec. 109 (c)], and the 2nd amendment of the US Constitution to operate independently of the federal government, being subject only to the Governor of Florida, and cannot be drafted into the federal military. In order for Florida to be free and independent, the Florida State Guard must be expanded to meet the needs of Floridians without relying on protection from the federal government.

Under current Florida law, Sheriffs effectively function as officers of the State, rather than as officers of the Counties they exercise authority within. Fielding and investigation of complaints against Florida sheriffs is not allowed to be done by any independent authority and so Floridians have no recourse if/when Florida Sheriffs act inappropriately, County Commissioners have limited control over the Sheriffs budget, and elections are not working as effective accountability mechanisms because of systemic factors. To correct this, the Florida Constitution should be amended in this way:

Whereas the Sheriffs of Florida are de facto officers of the State rather than officers of the County, and such Sheriffs have few and ineffective checks on their behavior and policy, and elections have proven to be ineffective checks on the abuse of the Sheriff's authority as a result of the power of incumbency and the nature of running a political campaign for Sheriff against an incumbent who is likely the boss of the challenger, be it resolved, that the Florida House of Representatives/Florida Senate proposes that the State of Florida adopt a Constitutional amendment that grants appointive authority to the Boards of County Commissioners and plenary budgetary authority over their Sheriff's departments using such language exemplified below:

Florida Constitution ARTICLE VIII Sec. I(D):

COUNTY OFFICERS. There shall be elected by the electors of each county, for terms of four years, a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, and a clerk of the circuit court.

There shall also be a Sheriff appointed by each Board of County Commissioners, who shall serve at the pleasure of the same, and such Board shall have plenary budgetary authority over the Sheriff's department. Unless otherwise provided by special law approved by vote of the electors or pursuant to Article V, section 16, the clerk of the circuit court shall be ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners, auditor, recorder and custodian of all county funds. Notwithstanding subsection 6(e) of this article, a county charter may not abolish the office of a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, or a clerk of the circuit court; transfer the duties of those officers to another officer or office; change the length of the four- year term of office; or establish any manner of selection other than by election by the electors of the county.

Current Florida law states that it is a misdemeanor to "exhibit" a firearm in a way that is "rude, careless, angry". Overzealous prosecutors and judges can use this overly broad statutory language to unjustly persecute Floridians for exercising their rights. The statute should be amended in this way:

F.S. 790.10: Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms.—If any person having or carrying any dirk, sword, sword cane, firearm, electric weapon or device, or other weapon shall, in the presence of one or more persons, exhibit the same in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Throughout the US, the predominant style of transportation infrastructure development has led in many instances to the creation of what are called "stroads". These throughfares attempt to be a street and road at the same time. A road's purpose is to efficiently transport people and things from point A to point B. A street's purpose is to provide a platform to build community and prosperity. When we develop transportation infrastructure that attempts to serve both purposes at the same time, we achieve subpar results for both purposes, and we get a much worse return on our investment in the process.

For a road to be successful, there is needed lots of space, higher speed, and a mitigation or outright elimination of distractions. For a street to be successful, large amounts of space are not needed, pedestrian safety and walkability are prioritized over speed, and beauty and business are prioritized over minimizing distractions. The objective of our communities should be to eliminate the existence of stroads by converting them into streets or roads. This must be done on a case by case basis, so that communities can find the specific solutions that are right for them.

Property insurance in Florida is not abnormally high because of hurricanes or climate change, otherwise many other States that regularly experience natural disasters as well as other coastal States would have similarly high insurance rates, but that is not the case. Border Counties in Florida and Georgia have nearly identical hurricane risk, but Georgia's reinsurance exposure is less than 10%, whereas Florida's reinsurance exposure is nearly 40%. Almost every other State in the country has a reinsurance exposure rate between 5% and 20%, so Florida's insurance problems are much worse than any other State. According to a study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, "inflation-adjusted premiums in some coastal counties in northeast Florida rose by about $1,000 between 2018 and 2023, while for nearby and similarly situated counties in coastal Georgia, they increased by less than $500." Additionally, lawfare has been given as an excuse by Florida Legislators for the high insurance costs. Lawfare certainly is a problem which can affect everyone in Florida, including insurance companies, but this is not the primary driver of Florida's insurance problems. 

Much of Florida's insurance market is dominated by specialty insurers that rely heavily on reinsurance, and rising reinsurance rates are a critical driver of increases in insurance costs. Therefore, implementing policies that encourage market competition and thereby increase the market-share of insurance companies that have less reliance on reinsurance as well as smaller insurance companies will lower insurance costs for Floridians. However, this alone is not enough. Florida's property insurance industry is in such a weakened state that it will have great difficulty achieving success without a fallback. Florida already has a type of public option; an "insurer of last resort" called Citizens Insurance, but they ironically are not the insurer of last resort because they need to buy reinsurance from the private sphere. This creates a scenario where taxpayers are effectively subsidizing the private reinsurance industry. Instead, the Florida Legislature should create a true insurer of last resort by creating Citizens Reinsurance.

Many millions of dollars are spent on races for Supervisor of Elections across Florida's sixty-seven Counties and the races often amount to something like one candidate saying, "I'm going to enforce the law!" And then the other saying, "No, I'm going to enforce the law!" Additionally, in many instances, Supervisors of Elections supervise their own election, which defeats their purpose. Electors need not be bothered to care about the intricacies of the enforcement of statutory election procedures and millions of dollars do not need to be spent on elections for that role. Instead, the Legislature should decide whether Supervisors of Elections should be appointed by Boards of County Commissioners, or by the Governor, for four-year terms.

The Florida Constitution should be amended in this way:

Art. VIII Sec. 1(d) COUNTY OFFICERS. There shall be elected by the electors of each county, for terms of four years, a sheriff, a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, and a clerk of the circuit court. There shall also be appointed a Supervisor of Elections by the Governor or by the Boards of County Commissioners, whichever the Legislature decides. Unless otherwise provided by special law approved by vote of the electors or pursuant to Article V, section 16, the clerk of the circuit court shall be ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners, auditor, recorder and custodian of all county funds. Notwithstanding subsection 6(e) of this article, a county charter may not abolish the office of a sheriff, a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, or a clerk of the circuit court; transfer the duties of those officers to another officer or office; change the length of the four-year term of office; or, Supervisor of Elections excepted, establish any manner of selection other than by election by the electors of the county.

The sanctions against Cuba that have been in place for decades have not furthered American foreign policy interests and have caused significant suffering, not only for Cubans, but also for Americans and other surrounding Nations and aid organizations who are being shouldered with the responsibility of caring for Cuban refugees.

Congressman Robert Torricelli, sponsor of the "Cuban Democracy Act of 1992", which tightened the sanctions regime against Cuba, said that the bill would "wreak havoc on that island."

In a secret internal memo written by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Lester D. Mallory on April 6, 1960, he wrote about the Cuban government and a US embargo: "The only foreseeable means of alienating internal support [of the Cuban government] is through disenchantment and disaffection based on economic dissatisfaction and hardship. [...] [I]t follows that every possible means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the economic life of Cuba. If such a policy is adopted, it should be the result of a positive decision which would call forth a line of action which, while as adroit and inconspicuous as possible, makes the greatest inroads in denying money and supplies to Cuba, to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation, and overthrow of government."

The decrease in monetary and real wages, as well as hunger and desperation have been accomplished, but more than 60 years later, the Cuban government remains. Directors of US foreign policy do not know how to engage in mutual conversation and diplomacy, they can only throw temper tantrums and sanctions when they don't get their way. The embargo against Cuba should be lifted.

The threat of packing the Court, and potentially skewing it one way or another for decades based on the chance death or resignation of Justices are absurdities that can be corrected, while still preserving the integrity of the Court.

A new American Constitution should adopt this language:

The Supreme Court shall be constituted in such a manner as Congress may by law require from among the judges of the inferior courts and State Supreme Courts; provided, however, that assignments for terms of equal length not exceeding two years shall be made randomly from among appellate courts, or courts of first instance, or State Supreme Courts, or a mixture thereof.

The Framers believed that it was appropriate to give Congress authority to establish post offices and post routes. The USPS has allowed Americans to communicate with each other largely censorship free for centuries, since the post office is bound by the 1st amendment, but in today's time, the post office and its function; namely, as a crucial aspect of the country's circulatory system, has been mostly superseded by the development of social media technology. The Constitution should be updated to more accurately reflect the Framers' intentions and adapt to the technology of our time.

A new American Constitution should adopt this language:

The Congress shall have power-

To establish post offices and post routes, as well as social media

Omnibus bills prevent Congress from responsibly and knowledgeably voting on legislation, in some cases even preventing them from reading the bill before voting.

A new American Constitution should adopt this language:

Every law, or resolution having the force of law, shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.

A six year presidential term with no allowance for consecutive terms will allow the President to spend his time on administrating the government rather than raising funds and campaigning for reelection. The six year term stabilizes the country, gives the President a longer time to familiarize himself with the job and execute, and gives electors an opportunity to focus more on non-presidential elections, since there will be two mid-term elections instead of one.

A new American Constitution should adopt this language:

The executive power shall be vested in a President of the American States. He and the Vice President shall hold their offices for the term of six years, with their terms ending at noon on the twentieth day of January, and the terms of their successors shall then begin; but the President shall not be reeligible.

The affairs and elections of the American States are the prerogative of the American people, and so foreigners should not be allowed to vote in American elections, whether Local, State, or Federal.

As of 2024, the US naturalization oath uses this language:

"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen".

The Federal Government does not enforce the terms of this oath and dual or even poly citizenship is attained through myriad methods, since countries decide citizenship according to their own terms. The existence of dual and poly citizens is an attack on the political equality that American government is founded on and an absurdity that must be corrected. American citizens must be required to have sole citizenship, and those who currently have dual or poly citizenship must renounce all other citizenships, or be recategorized as resident aliens.

A new American Constitution should adopt this language:

No person of foreign birth, not a citizen of the American States, shall be allowed to vote for any officer, civil or political, State or Federal; and all citizens of the American States shall be sole citizens.