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> > Subject: Fwd: Congressional Reform Act of 2011

> >

> > 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.

> >

> > A. Two Six-year Senate terms

> >

> > B. Six 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

1/1/12.

> >

> > 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.

> >

> >

> >



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