Articles of Siege
The Articles of Siege[1] are a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States[2]. Initially drafted in February 2025, the Articles of Siege were edited twice since their release to all members of the United States Congress.[3] The Articles of Siege were mailed through hand-addressed letters to each member of the United States House of Representatives[4] and Senate[5] offices in the District of Columbia in March 2025.
The Articles of Siege propose to provide a check on the executive branch of government in the event of an excessive siege of power by the President of the United States[6], by providing an avenue for half of the states to determine whether an unconstitutional siege of executive power is occurring. The process outlined in the Articles of Siege is provided in phases. In the initiation phase, when one-half of the States files the Articles of Siege, the States begin the process of presidential removal. The burden then shifts to a special judicial panel composed of the chief circuit court judges of each United States courts of appeals[7] and only the chief justice[8] of SCOTUS[9], with provisions in the event of an absent judge. In the judicial phase, the judges vote to determine if there is an unconstitutional siege of executive power within 30 days from the passage of the Articles of Siege. During the judicial phase, the states and the executive branch present evidence and defenses to the panel. No opinion by the judicial panel is permitted.
If the special judicial panel confirms an unconstitutional siege of executive power, the next phase is the filing phase. A confirmation of a siege by the special judicial panel forces the House of Representatives to immediately file articles of impeachment[10] and forces Congress to proceed to an immediate trial by the Senate. During the Senate trial phase, the impeachment[11] process continues, but with one adjustment: the vote to confirm impeachment is reduced to a three-fifths vote.
The Articles of Siege is a legal concept intended to strengthen the Constitution of the United States. The Articles of Siege can only pass as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States through two-thirds of state legislatures calling for an Article V Constitutional Convention[12] or an act of Congress; until then, it remains a legal concept.
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- ↑ "The Articles of Siege.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "U.S. Constitution | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress". constitution.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "Congress of the United States | Members, Seats, Term Length, & History | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "U.S. House of Representatives | USAGov". www.usa.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "U.S. Senate | USAGov". www.usa.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "Presidents, vice presidents, and first ladies | USAGov". www.usa.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "About the U.S. Courts of Appeals". www.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "Current Members". www.supremecourt.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "Supreme Court of the United States | USAGov". www.usa.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "Articles of Impeachment". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "impeachment". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "Article V, U.S. Constitution". National Archives. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
