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 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.
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Oh, this is good. I like it.
ReplyDeleteyeah right, they are going to change their ways!
ReplyDeletelol!
never happen, they and the people who elect them will never put it through!
I will help put this through, as all of us should. Joe, email this to me so I can have it in writing... I can't steal copyrighted material off your site!
ReplyDeleteGreat list.
ReplyDeleteJoe,
Please e-mail a copy also.
I don't always agree with your political beliefs, Joe, but I'm with you 100% on this one.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Now, how do we make it happen?
ReplyDeleteWe need to return to government BY the people and FOR the people. Let's get to work, fellow Americans, instead of talking and blogging about it!
ReplyDeleteI dissagree with #5.
ReplyDelete#5 Should read "Congressional pay shall be inversely related to taxes payed by the people.
The lower the overall tax burden for the people including all state local and federal taxes fees, and charges then the higher the pay for elected congtressmen, but not to exceed 2 times the average income for an American
There better be more than just 8. We can all contribute to requirements.
ReplyDeleteHalf of me says "I'm definetly for that", then reality sets in and the other half says "Good luck with making that happen"
ReplyDeleteI would make one change related to term limits.
ReplyDeleteRepeal the 17th Amendment.
Sand Box John
You can email it to yourself-- look at the bottom of the post where it says 'Posted By Joe Albero'-- look to the right for a little envelope.. click on it, then send the post to yourself and all your friends.
ReplyDeleteThen print 100 copies and start passing them out at the grocery store, work, etc.
Make this thing go viral...