1. The world is a dangerous place to live — not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. — Albert Einstein

2. The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. — George Orwell

3. History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. — Ronald Reagan

4. The terror most people are concerned with is the IRS. — Malcolm Forbes

5. There is nothing so incompetent, ineffective, arrogant, expensive, and wasteful as an unreasonable, unaccountable, and unrepentant government monopoly. — A Patriot

6. Visualize World Peace — Through Firepower!

7. Nothing says sincerity like a Carrier Strike Group and a U.S. Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

8. One cannot be reasoned out of a position that he has not first been reasoned into.

2010-08-28

Let's Fix Washington NOW! It is HUGHLY Broken!



THIS IS HOW TO FIX THE U.S. HOUSE AND SENATE!

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 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 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 U.S. Senate and a Representative to introduce a similar bill in the U.S. House.  These people will become American heroes. 

Thanks,
A Fellow American

Congressional Reform Act of 2010

First principle: 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.

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 shall collect a salary while in office and shall receive no pay when they are out of office. 

3.  Congress (past, present & future) shall participate in Social Security.  All funds in the Congressional retirement fund shall move to the Social Security system immediately.  All future funds flow into the Social Security system. Congress shall participate with the American people.

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

5. Congress shall no longer vote themselves a pay raise.  Congressional pay shall rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

6. Congress shall lose its 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 shall become void effective 2011 January 1. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen; Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.

If not now – WHEN?
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