Constitutional Amendments are very difficult to ratify. First, the proposed Amendment must pass the House and Senate by a 2/3 vote. Then, the amendment must by ratified by ¾ of the states' legislatures–that’s 38 out of 50 states.

An amendment of this sort–i.e., one which undermines the corrupt system of graft in government–will be difficult to pass, as it will be decided on by the very people whom it intends to affect.

Enforcement and penalty will be a matter of some debate. The economic elite are used to getting their way, so the penalties will need to be stiff enough to dissuade new forms of fraud and corruption.

This is an important inclusion. Substantial personal wealth provides an undue advantage above poor, working-class and middle-class Americans who are effectively barred from candidacy.

It is almost impossible for ordinary people to even run for Congress–much less win–because there is significant money needed just to begin the process in many cases. Rich people nearly always run in generally rich circles, so they are able to leverage their socio-economic position early on.

Fun fact: Currently, 249 Members of Congress are millionaires. That’s about 47 percent of the body. The so-called House of Representatives is composed almost entirely of people whose lives are not representative of the rest of us.

Here’s likely GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney (worth approximately $202 million) gloating with his 1% buddies at Bain Capital, a private equity firm.

Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill) confessed in 2009 the big banks “own” the United States Senate. Wall Street and other big corporations shower congressional candidates with billons of dollars.

More than $1 billion was spent during the 2008 presidential campaign. A network of banks, corporations, investors and a wealthy elite funded both candidates. Those elite interests expect their chosen candidate to do their bidding. It is called “corruption” when it happens in other countries. In the US it is called “democracy.”

Barack Obama received over $1 million from Goldman Sachs alone and raised even more Wall Street money than his GOP competitor John McCain–perhaps because they perceived in Obama a greater chance at winning. Wall Street bets on both horses in presidential races, and both parties' presidents serve the banks well. It has been both Democrats and Republicans who have done Wall Street’s bidding and landed us where we find ourselves.

So far, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is outpacing President Obama in raising Wall Street money.

The financial industry makes much of its money by leeching off the value of productive labor.

A member of A Tribe Called Quest.

Toxic rock = crack cocaine. During the Reagan administration’s illegal Contra war in Nicaragua, the CIA facilitated the trafficking of massive amounts of cocaine into the United States.

In “Blue Magic,” Jay-Z remarks on how, as a crack dealer, he was “in concert” with the crooks in the White House.

Sun-Tzu is an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher, who wrote the famous book The Art Of War, which is one of the oldest and most well known books on military strategy.

As English speakers had to translate Don Quixote from Spanish, he is translating 2pac’s Don Killuminati into Spanish.