Someone sent me this in an e-mail. To do this presupposes we, the people, run the county, not the fools we keep putting in office. This is a true tea party platform. To accomplish something like this, we need to vote every one in office out of office and vote in candidates who endorse this platform. I have yet to hear one candidate running for any major office put forth this platform. Someone in Congress has actually written a bill that would force the senators and representatives to go on the same health care plan as the rest of us. How far will that go?
We keep acting as if we are victims of our government. Like any sickness, we will only get well if we accept our illness as fact. I wrote a blog months back that posed the question, what if Obama had run for governor of Illinois and Blagojevich had run for the senate? Would Obama be in court right now? You bet he would. And Blago would have skated right along in the Senate. We are about to see how the Sestak deal comes out. It’s Chicago politics in Washington. Too big to worry about ethics or the law, just like Blago. Rahm Emanuel was involved in both deals, selling Obama’s senate seat and trying to get Sestak out of the senate race in Pennsylvania. What does that say about Obama? It’s Reverend Wright and Bill Ayers all over again. Birds of a feather flock together.
Here’s the dream. Fat chance of making this a reality, even though the public vote would put it through.
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, server 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 loses 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
