CONGRESSIONAL PETITION SUBMISSION FORM


 

TRUTH IN MEDIA AMENDMENT

OFFICIAL PETITION TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS

Submission Form directing the United States Congress

to send the Truth in Media Amendment, under Article V of the United States Constitution, to the Several States for ratification. 

The first paragraph of the United States Constitution reads:   " of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."  ARTICLE IX of the AMENDMENTS to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the RIGHT TO of the people to preserve Truth in Media in America: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." I hereby instruct each member of Both Houses of Congress, according to ARTICLE V of the U.S. Constitution and AMENDMENTS I, IX, and X to send to the State Legislatures for RATIFICATION the following proposed AMENDMENT to the United States Constitution entitled the "TRUTH IN MEDIA AMENDMENT":

 

Text of the proposed

TRUTH IN MEDIA AMENDMENT

ARTICLE 28 (or alternate number to be assigned by Congress)

Section 1.  It is the right of every citizen to receive from any and all Media sources information that is not intentionally false or intentionally misleading which is foundational to a free people.  

Section 2.  The Media are all Broadcasters that disseminate information to and for consumption by the American public. The Media includes individuals, groups, corporations and any other type of institution or organization, whether domestic or foreign or whether located inside or outside the United States.

Section 3.  Broadcast Formats used by the Media to disseminate information to the American public include news, entertainment, documentaries, editorials, opinion and any other Broadcast Format that is now being used or will be used in the future.

Section 4.  Transmission Vehicles by which information is disseminated to the American public by the Media include cable, satellite, radio, television, airwaves, microwaves, telephone lines, print media, computers, computer disks, video tapes, travel disks and any other device or method that is now being used or in the future will be used to transmit information.

Section 5.  To secure the rights of citizens the Media are hereby prohibited from intentionally disseminating false information and they are prohibited from intentionally disseminating misleading information to the American public through any Broadcast Format or through any Transmission Vehicle.  The provisions of this Article are enforceable within the United States which shall include the Several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the territories and possessions of the United States.

Section 6. Congress shall have the power to enforce by appropriate legislation, the provisions of the Article.

 


 

OFFICIAL REDRESS PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS

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Revised: 05/26/10.

 

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