I've been working on the text for a proposed Constitutional amendment that enshrines our natural medical rights in order to prevent government from interfering with them ever again.
I'm asking for help in shaping the wording so that the text can be made perfect. (When the time comes that the amendment can be passed, the text should be ready in advance).
Here it is:
Government shall not pass any law infringing upon the sanctity and privacy of the relationship of doctor and patient, nor preventing patients from seeking medical care from experts of their own choosing, nor infringing upon the right of doctors to practice medicine according to their own research and conscience. No entity, public or private, shall mandate medical treatments of any kind, and government shall not enforce licensure onto professionals [which has historically been used to control and silence doctors], nor impose certificates of need [which are monopolistic]. Nor shall anyone infringe upon the right of visitation by family members, or whomever else the patient shall choose. Government shall not interfere in the free market of medical insurance or in prescription drugs, except for cases of fraud. The doctor and patient, not the government, shall be the arbiter of which drugs are used and for which purpose.
EDIT: (Based on comments). Ongoing.
I don't believe it's necessary, as I believe the constitution already guarantees our right in this area. However, if you want to improve it, I'd suggest you shorten your sentences. You've only got two sentences here and the first one is, imo, far too long. Get rid of all the 'nors' (no need to try to sound old timey) and create clearer, shorter sentences.
good comment.
Thank you for your comments, I will try to fix the wording as best I can. Suggestions are welcome.
BTW I should point out that currently licenses ARE used to silence and control doctors, even against their own conscience, and certificates of need ARE currently used to suppress competition in medicine. Visitation HAS been infamously restricted during Covid, and over-regulation of medical insurance has been used to control medicine and drive up costs. If our Constitution prevents these things, it doesn't prevent them enough!
Also I've just realized I need to add something about the regulation of drugs (the FDA is horribly corrupt in this arena).
Thanks for being cool about the suggestion. As for the constitution, the protections are there, but the PEOPLE must learn about them and then hold authorities to their constitutional oaths. (All elected officials in the USA swear an oath to the constitution). Sadly, so many people, even many here at this board, either know very little about their rights or they are unwilling to fight for them. Time and again I saw people here saying they needed to know how to get a religious exemption from the shot, asap. But all the time they already had the constitution to fall back on, which I repeatedly told them. They didn't want to 'bother.' I didn't say it would be easy, or even free, but it is worth fighting for. Good luck!
Do not forget to add teeth. The problem with our Constitution, besides Civil Rights law, the Constitution has no teeth/punishments for breaching laws. Teeth should be added to your suggestion, along with every Amendment especially the 1st and 2nd.
Maybe, but it's pretty good as is IMHO. Teeth come at the state level IMHO.
Suggestion, example? How would you add teeth?
Here's my take......."Government shall not pass any law mandating medical treatment of any kind. This power shall remain with the states."
Do not agree that this is a10th amendment issue with power retained by the states.This is power retained by individuals and neither the individual rights nor the rights and responsibilities of parents should be sacrificed.
Good comment!!! I feel like this is what it was like for the founders. But we are not them. We are just schmoes commenting on a post. But lively engagement is good.
The whole point is to prohibit state governments from mandating vaccines etc. Not to allow them to do so.
Also your version would allow licenses (which are used to control and silence doctors) as well as certificates of need (which allow hospitals to establish monopolies).
The things were listed there because they have historically caused problems. If we do not prevent government from doing those things, they will continue to do them.
Good comment....Let's continue the debate.l What would you propose??
My proposal is at the top. You suggested removing most of it and just replacing with "State governments can do mandates instead of Federal government" which IMO is simply not good enough and doesn't solve the problems that I'm trying to solve.
I appreciate your input though and would love to hear more from you.
Done.
I like your idea.... Thank you for the opportunity to possibly become part of history. I will get on it.
Thank you for your support. I have already been incorporating ideas from these comments into the text.
May I ask how and when this amendment will be added to the constitution?
Hell if I know.
But it will never be added if it is never first written.
Maybe it will simply be adopted by whatever new government replaces this one after it collapses as we rise from the next dark age.