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kcwolf

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Congress ratings are now in the low teens, so most should agree with these thoughts. So how about us getting behind an ammendent that might solve a few things. We all know a stupid ammendment that balances the budget would say bye, bye to the USA in times of crisis or before.

Here, here, members of congress, the people present the folling resolution to corruption that is bringing down the United States of America:

1. No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congress person collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen.

Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

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That makes 3 and a half of us... (sorry Skul). :0008

Where do I sign?




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07-17-2011, 12:20 PM









Skulnik

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Got this in an E-Mail

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Backing up what is being forwarded - James Madison wrote:

"The House of Representatives can make no law which will

not have its full operation on themselves and their friends,

as well as on the great mass of the society. This has always

been deemed one of the strongest bonds by which human

policy can connect the rulers and the people together. It

creates between them that communion of interests and sympathy

of sentiments, of which few governments have furnished examples;

but without which every government degenerates into tyranny.

If this spirit shall every be so far debased as to tolerate a law

not obligatory on the legislature, as well as on the people, the

people will be prepared to tolerate any thing but liberty."




Clearly, people elected to serve in gov. were meant to live

under the laws they passed. No exemptions, no carve outs

for them, no different set of rules.

?The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests?.

- Patrick Henry ?


The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.



Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.

I'm asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.



In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.



Congressional Reform Act of 2011



1. No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.



2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12.



The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.



If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people, it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!

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