I found this in my email inbox. It has some holes and gaps and faces an even steeper uphill battle than The FairTax bill, but it has a certain rough appeal, doesn’t it?
We need THIS Change
*It will never be accomplished unless we do something about it now, not later! The only way that congress would ever vote for such a bill is for Americans to demand it to the point that our elected officials feel they have no choice. That means many Americans, which includes you, must push to get a bill written and persuade a majority to vote for it. Therefore, this must be distributed to every American who has a PC, every American! Will you help or are you just blowing smoke when you get upset with congress when they play partisan politics? Lets help bring about a Change in Washington that is more than just spoken words, a Change that Americans will be proud of, a Change that will benefit future generations. If something is not done our Children and grandchildren may not have a country like we had to grow up in. Can Americans depend on you to to distribute this and support it or will you make excuses as to why it will not work? I’m in; what about you?
*This is the best thing I have ever read pertaining to Government. It doesn’t matter what political party you like.. This is what’s best for EVERY AMERICAN!*
*Congressional Reform Act of 2010**
*1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the possible options below.*
*A. Two Six year Senate terms*
*B. Six Two year House terms*
*C. One Six year Senate term and three Two Year
House terms**Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators; serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
*2. No Tenure / No Pension: **
* A congressman collects a salary while in office
and receives no pay when they are out of office.**Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators; serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
*3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security:**
* All funds in the Congressional retirement fund
moves to the Social Security system immediately.
All future funds flow into the Social Security
system, Congress participates with the American
people.**Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators; serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
*4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans*.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators; serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
*5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.*
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators; serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
*6. Congress looses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.**
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators; serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
*7. Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American people.*
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators; serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
*8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/11. *
* 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; serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete.
N.B. While I deleted some multiple “???” and “!!!” and redacted a few comma splices, the above is essentially as I received it in my email inbox.
Sounds great. Of course such a thing would only happen after lots of gunfire and probably some hangings. And even then, probably only at gunpoint.
Unfortunately, AG, you may very well be right, especially since The 0! and his minions are acting like the fix is in on the upcoming elections and they have nothing to fear from the MILLIONS who have protested their behavior in office during 2009. *sigh*
Well, they don’t have anything to fear. Damn near any one of these idiots will be a high paid executive at one of the many companies or organizations they’ve funneled money to. Hell, sometimes I think that’s what the stimulus was for. To prepare “landing” places for dems after they get done shoving socialism through and getting fired for it in Nov.
And you can probably forget any fantasies about un-implementing any of this once the GOP has regained control of congress. How many gov’t programs are ever done away with?
“And you can probably forget any fantasies about un-implementing any of this once the GOP has regained control of congress. How many gov’t programs are ever done away with?”
Sadly, that’s likely very true. *sigh* Well, absent an American uprising… *heh*