My Grandma sent me this.

Platform for the 2010 Election















THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!


I am sending this to virtually everybody on my e-mail list and that includes conservatives, liberals, and everybody in between. Even though we disagree on a number of issues, I count all of you as friends. My friend wants to promote a "Congressional Reform Act of 2010". It would contain eight provisions, all of which would probably be strongly endorsed by those who drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.


I know many of you will say, "this is impossible". Let me remind you, Congress has the lowest approval of any entity in Government, now is the time when Americans will join together to reform Congress - the entity that represents us.

We need to get a Senator to introduce this bill in the US Senate and a Representative to introduce a similar bill in the US House. These people will become American heroes


Thanks,

A Fellow American

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Proposed 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 the 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 member of Congress collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when he or she is out of office.

Serving in the 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. Members of Congress (past, present & future) participate 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. All members of Congress participate with the American people.



Serving in the Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.






4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans.

Serving in the 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 itself a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

Serving in the 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 loses its current health care system and participates in the same health care system as American citizens.

Serving in the 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 the Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.Or go to jail, if appropriate.





8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/11.




Serving in the Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.




9. The American people did not make this contract with the Congress. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.

Serving in the 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 to all in your address list. If not, just delete.