Yes and No. YES, because there are limits of the liberty to be chosen, but NO because, the other hand, the position is a "privilege" ( and a duty) like President and the limitations are fair and reasonable (too many details about how to split this period are not necessary, under my opinion)
In conclusion I almost agree on the message. On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:32 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Term limits are anti-liberty AND will do little or nothing since the > PROBLEM is something else entirely. > > Regard$, > --MJ > > "To distrust government is simply to trust...in the ability of average > people to peacefully, productively coexist without some official policing > their every move. The State is merely another human institution--less > creative than Microsoft, less reliable than Federal Express, less > responsible than the average farmer husbanding his land, and less prudent > than the average citizen spending his own paycheck" -- James Bovard > > > > > At 02:33 PM 1/10/2011, you 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/ > * 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. > -- Mariana Bucovanu Independent Consultant 0040722.208.646 -- 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.
