B.2. Challenged Review

Any government statute, executive order, agency rule, or court ruling—by Congress, the Executive, the Judiciary, or a federal agency—that directly affects the Rights of Persons or the Powers of the States may be challenged by a Citizen Review Petition.

At least three percent (3%) of eligible voters must sign the petition within one hundred eighty (180) days of the action taking effect, and the petition must be submitted to the Speaker of the House. If those conditions are met, the action shall be suspended if injunctive relief is requested and necessary to prevent immediate or irreversible harm. The Speaker’s office must maintain means for citizens to submit these petitions publicly. That mechanism is subject to the will of the House of Representatives, but it cannot impose a burden on the petitioners. Otherwise, the action may proceed but must be reversed if rejected by the People in the ensuing referendum.

When a challenged review is triggered, the originating authority must provide a formal written justification in clear and accessible language. This justification must be written at a level understandable by the majority of the citizens. It must explain the reason for the measure and its intended effects. This justification must be easily accessible to all Citizens. The originating authority must make it available at least ninety (90) days before the next national election. If the timing of the challenge makes it impossible to provide that justification in time, the review will be decided in the following year’s national election, instead. When this extension is required, the originating authority must publish its justification within thirty (30) days of initiation of the challenge. If it fails to do so, the action in question is nullified. Under those circumstances, all laws revert to their previous state.

The referendum shall be binding. If three-fifths (⅗) of Citizens voting reject the action, it must be reversed in full within ninety (90) days unless reversal is impossible, in which case a public remedy must be enacted by law.