How to fix Congress....Political Board People's thoughts on this please?

[Butterbean]

Got this through email today...not sure if it's been discussed before.


Subject: How to fix Congress


Even though we disagree on a number of issues, I count all of you as friends. My
friend and neighbor 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 rating 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
********************************** 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

 

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, serve your term(s), then go home and back
to work.

[Deicide]

Honest opinion, utterly hopeless.

Got this through email today...not sure if it's been discussed before.


Subject: How to fix Congress


Even though we disagree on a number of issues, I count all of you as friends. My
friend and neighbor 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 rating 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
********************************** 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

 

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, serve your term(s), then go home and back
to work.

[George Whorewell]

6-10 are symbolic measures that nobody in Congress will vote for. Some of those measures are inherently obvious and shouldn't have to be spelled out to elected officials.

1-5 are terrific ideas that nobody in Congress will vote for.

You fix DC by eliminating earmarks, having strict term limits and by forcing transparency through a combination of limiting government power/ size and providing independent oversight over Congress itself.

I have no problem with former Congressional members entering into government contracts, collecting a pension or purchasing their own health insurance. What I don't like is the pay raise nonsense and these firmly entrenched politicians that effectively become Legislators for life once they get elected.

[Dos Equis]

6-10 are symbolic measures that nobody in Congress will vote for. Some of those measures are inherently obvious and shouldn't have to be spelled out to elected officials.

1-5 are terrific ideas that nobody in Congress will vote for.

You fix DC by eliminating earmarks, having strict term limits and by forcing transparency through a combination of limiting government power/ size and providing independent oversight over Congress itself.

I have no problem with former Congressional members entering into government contracts, collecting a pension or purchasing their own health insurance. What I don't like is the pay raise nonsense and these firmly entrenched politicians that effectively become Legislators for life once they get elected.

I agree with George.