A few suggestions for making the US better:

[DetlefK]

As Middle Age Riot started it....
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217867671


- a minimum and a maximum age-limit for all elected officials

- a minimum IQ-limit of 100 points for all elected officials (the IQ-scale is calibrated in such a way that the average is at 100)

- term-limits of 25 years for all elected positions, if you surpass 25 years in total in a position, you can no longer hold/run for this particular office

- a full background-check by the FBI for all candidates of Congress, e.g. whether they are wanted for fraud in Brazil

- full financial transparency for all political donations and all organizations that endorse/oppose candidates

- districts must be gerrymanderd in such a way that the ratio of boundary-length to area of the district may not exceed a certain limit (in order to force districts to be round-ish/square-ish and to prevent "oddly" shaped districts that have "bridges" that connect geographically distant areas)

- national photo-ID that is good for voting

- automatic voter-registration upon reaching a certain age and automatic re-registration every time you move to a new adress

- making it illegal for wait-times at a polling-place to exceed 30 minutes, the remedy is a $1000 fine to be paid by the state to every voter who had to wait more than 30 minutes

[Karadeniz]

1. Lots of good ideas there!!!

[Meadowoak]

2. Psychiatric evaluation.

[2naSalit]

4. +1

[drray23]

3. first two dont pass constitutional muster.

The one about gerrymandering would not produce the desired effect. It is actually known how to make districts non-gerrymandered. This has been calculated by scientists and the answer is not always a square or round.
The main issue is political. This can not happen unless states change their laws.
Even that may not work. North Carolina Supreme Court recently affirmed that legislatures can draw maps however they wish.

I like your other suggestions.

[DetlefK]

5. Constitutions can be changed.

[former9thward]

6. At one time but not anymore.

In our polarized country every single issue is either Blue or Red depending on who first brought it up. There is no way an amendment can get the 38 states needed to ratify. There will always be enough Blue or Red states to stop any amendment.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

7. I'd say the first four n/t