Reply #6: Not sure about removing judges by referendum

[TechBear_Seattle]

That's not what I'm looking at, anyway.

As for having a national initiative process... most definitely, unequivocably NO! I live in Washington, where the initiative has been abused to Hell and back, and back to Hell again. One of the last things I would be willing to support is allowing fifty states' worth of nut-jobs making their fortunes trying to pass idiotic laws. One Tim Eyman in my political life is quite enough, thanks.

Constitutional amendments can begin with the people. All it takes is two thirds of the states to call for a convention, and Congress is bypassed completely. All proposals made at the convention are then passed on the states and will be ratified with the approval of three-fourths of the states, just like proposals passed by Congress. See Article V of the United States Constitution.

My thinking for combining the president and vice-president is that they are elected together as a single entity and they should be "unelected" together, as well. Also, having a single question rather than two would, I hope, minimize confusion.

And you are right: impeachment is equivalent to indictment, not trial. I will make the appropriate changes.