Restructuring Amendment

This one is a little less ‘flashy’, but is no less important to the sense of the United States as a Democracy (yes, a capital ‘D’). All residents of a Democracy should be treated with respect and equal rights and protections. The U.S. rules over a number of Territories and the District of Columbia, yet residents of those areas are not treated equally to residents of the States.

The Territories and Districts Amendment

Any District or Territory of the United States, with a population no less than the least populous State, may become a State by a majority vote of the District or Territory and approval of Congress or a National Referendum.

Any District or Territory of the United States, with a population less than the least populous State, may become part of an existing State by a majority vote of the District or Territory, a majority vote of the State, and approval of Congress or a National Referendum.

Beginning with the next Congress:

All Districts and Territories of the United States, with a population no less than the least populous State, shall be treated as a State for all purposes, including but not limited to full rights of representation in Congress, citizenship, rights, and