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Curtailing the power of the State, one Constitutional Amendment at a time

1. No presidential executive order or signing statement attached to enacted legislation shall contravene or usurp the legislative powers of Congress. 2. All executive orders and signing statements, with the exception enumerated in Section 4 of this amendment, shall be communicated to Congress and published immediately. 3. Upon petition of twenty-five Senators or one hundred Representatives to challenge the constitutionality of an executive order or signing statement, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall choose by lot three Associate Justices to review the issue and rule within thirty days. This three-Justice panel may either uphold or strike down the executive order or signing statement. The appeal of this decision shall be heard by the Supreme Court, which may not refuse to hear the case. While the case is under appeal, the implementation of the executive order or signing statement shall be stayed. 4. If an executive order or signing statement shall be deemed by the Pre...