How to fix congress.

[LUHRST32]

I would vote for this in a heartbeat.

How many here would?

I couldn't agree more than with the comments here. What do you think?

I wish Thomas Jefferson was still alive, I wonder what he would say.

Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the

best quotes about the debt ceiling:

"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a

law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP,

all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election".

...

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, e-mail, cell phones, etc.

Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year

or less to become the law of the land - all because of public

pressure.

Warren Buffet is 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) No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no

pay when they're out of office.

2) 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.

It may not be used for any other purpose.

3) Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4) Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional

pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5) Congress loses their current health care system and participates in

the same health care system as the American people.

6) Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

7) All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void

effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with

Congressmen/women. Congressmen/women 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.

Don't you think it's 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+

[vvalley]

I would also vote for this in a heartbeat! Great post, thanks for passing it along. Veronica

[GhostDawg]

Most excellent!

[ems]

I'd vote yes in a heartbeat. Let's hope this dream becomes reality someday.