The Republicans have taken over the House and nearly retaken the Senate. Are things really about to fundamentally change in Washington? How can the new Congress prove that it means business?
Here’s something that’s been making the rounds via e-mail. The idea is that everyone pass it along to 20 people and form a movement to pass the…
Reform Act of 2010
Limits.
below..
B. Six Two-year House
terms
C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House
terms
2. No Tenure / No
Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and
receives no pay when they are out of office.
3. 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.
4. Congress can
purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
5. Congress
will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the
lower of CPI or 3%.
6.
Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same
health care system as the American people.
7.
Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose onthe American people.
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. What do you think? Will the new Congress, even the Tea Partiers, actually pass something like this?
Meanwhile, I’ve been thinking about some of the reforms things that I’d like to see new Congress and President Obama get together on. I’ll share them with you tomorrow.
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