April 19, 2025
Introduced by DannyboyJurist (for himself)
A Constitutional Amendment to Stop Ambulance Chasers
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EFFECTIVENESS
(a) This Amendment shall be effective upon completion of the constitutionally required process.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS/CLARIFICATIONS
- For the purposes of this act, text that is striked through shall be removed in the amended version created by this Amendment.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY
(a) Should any part of this Amendment be struck down or declared unenforceable, then that part of the Amendment shall be considered severed from this Amendment, and the rest shall remain in full force.
SECTION 3. AMENDING OF BOR.IX
(a) Section IX of the Bill of Rights currently states: “Any person subject to detention, detainment, or arrest by the government or its agents shall be provided the reasoning for the relevant state action against them upon enactment of the action; this right can only be temporarily curtailed when necessary to resolve an immediate emergency facing the agent. Upon conclusion of said emergency, reasoning shall be given. If a person is subject to detention or detainment without a given reasoning, they may petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Article III of the Constitution. The government shall make no law with ex post facto effect, nor impose any penalty ex post facto.”
(b) Section IX of the Bill of Rights shall be amended to state: “Any person subject to detention, detainment, or arrest by the government or its agents shall be provided the reasoning for the relevant state action against them upon enactment of the actionupon request, or at minimum before conclusion/completion of the action absent a request; this right (in the former case) can only be temporarily curtailed when necessary to resolve an immediate emergency facing the agent. Upon conclusion of said emergency, reasoning shall be given. If a person is subject to detention or detainment without a given reasoning consistent with the provisions herein, they may petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Article III of the Constitution. The government shall make no law with ex post facto effect, nor impose any penalty ex post facto.”