"A Proposed Constitutional Model for the Newstates of Americas"

1974 Tugwell, Rexford G[uy] (1891-1979). “A Proposed Constitutional Model for the Newstates of Americas.” In his The Emerging Constitution (New York: Harper Magazine Press, 1974), 595-621.

A proposed new constitution for the U.S. designed for a reconfigured United States and to correct flaws in the original document. Includes a section of rights and responsibilities, a single presidential term of nine years, an appointed Senate with life terms, a House of Representatives with some at-large members representing regions rather than the fifty states, a Electoral Branch to oversee elections, a Planning Branch to coordinate income and expenses over time, a Regulatory Branch to charter and regulate corporations, and a reformed judiciary designed to be more efficient. One underlying principle, particularly influencing the changes to Congress, is to create a strong national government with lesser regional power.