Congress Critters have a long history of profiting from knowledge of upcoming legislation and passing legislation that will profit themselves, friends, or family members. It might be difficult to keep them from helping friends and family members, but this is an attempt to block self-dealing by our supposedly trusted elected officials, while at the same time protecting them from being harassed by others.

The No Self-Dealing Amendment

No person holding elected or appointed governmental office may hold ownership, interest, or investment, in any way, in any financial instruments except via a double-blind trust, for the duration of their time in office.

Exceptions are the ownership of one home and monies held in a simple interest-bearing account.

Any elected or appointed governmental office holder found, by a jury trial, to have violated this stricture, immediately loses that office and may never hold another office. Such suit may be brought at any time, not only after the person leaves office.

Any person found, by a jury trial, to have frivolously or with malice intent to have brought such a charge falsely against an office holder, or who breaks the double-blind trust of an office holder to the office holder or anyone not involved in the running of the trust, shall lose their citizenship and be expelled from all US territories for life.

-Everett