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http://factcheck.org/2011/03/congressional-reform-act/ --- In Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com, "Jack C. Oonk" <jcoonk@...> wrote: > > I don't usually forward stuff, but this all made a great deal of sense to > me... > JC > > Subject: Next Amendment to the Constitution > > 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 you to forward this email to a minimum of twenty > people on your 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, 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 1/2/12. > > The American people did not make the current contract with > members of Congress. > Congressmen made all these contracts to benefit 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. > > > MUCH OF WHAT WE FACE IN TERMS OF PRIVILEGE AND SELFISHNESS > IN THIS COUNTRY MIGHT BEST BE CHANGED STARTING FROM THE TOP DOWN. > If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just > delete > > > You are one of my 20. I INVITE YOU TO KEEP IT GOING. > WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE -- THANKS! > ------------------------------------ For further Z-related fun, please visit http://www.thebignote.com or http://www.killuglyradio.com , thank you.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zappa-List/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zappa-List/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zappa-list-dig...@yahoogroups.com zappa-list-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zappa-list-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
