I'm with you on this JSM, and I am forwarding it along! I was of the same opinion as Michael up until the last few years, but have since come to believe that there must be term limits. I will save ya'll the five page disortation as to why and how I have come to this conclusion, but it must be done!
KeithInKöln On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 8:33 PM, JSM <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. Term Limits.* > > * 12 years only, one of the possible options below..c* > > * A. Two Six-year Senate terms* > * 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 on the American > people.* > > *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, so ours should serve their term(s), then go > home and back to work.** * > > > *If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then 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!!!!!** If you agree with the above, pass it > on. If not, just delete* > > You are one of my 20+. Please keep it going. > > > -- > When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying > the cross. > > Sinclair Lewis > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
