To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Congressional Reform
I'd like a Constitutional amendment which reads as follows:
The term of a member in the House of Representatives should be increased to Three (3) years and all members of Congress should serve no more than two (2) terms.The following restrictions to their compensation and benefits shall apply:
(1) After leaving Congress,they should receive no further salary or stipend.
(2)Congress can no longer vote themselves a pay increase; but would be entitled to the lesser of 3% or the CPI
(3) All retirement funds of current or former members of Congress should be placed in the Social Security "Trust" Fund.They should be entitled to the same benefits as the rest of America. Should they want to pay into a retirement fund to supplement Social Security, they should be permitted to do so to the extent that we the people are allowed.
(4) All prior monetary contracts that they legislated for themselves should be null and void.
(5) All healthcare plans paid by the U.S.Treasury,that they and their families are now or in the future entitled to will cease to exist. However,they will be entitled to receive any benefits under the "Affordable Healthcare Act"or Medicare.
(6)All future laws must affect all Americans equally including their elected officials.
The term of a member in the House of Representatives should be increased to Three (3) years and all members of Congress should serve no more than two (2) terms.The following restrictions to their compensation and benefits shall apply:
(1) After leaving Congress,they should receive no further salary or stipend.
(2)Congress can no longer vote themselves a pay increase; but would be entitled to the lesser of 3% or the CPI
(3) All retirement funds of current or former members of Congress should be placed in the Social Security "Trust" Fund.They should be entitled to the same benefits as the rest of America. Should they want to pay into a retirement fund to supplement Social Security, they should be permitted to do so to the extent that we the people are allowed.
(4) All prior monetary contracts that they legislated for themselves should be null and void.
(5) All healthcare plans paid by the U.S.Treasury,that they and their families are now or in the future entitled to will cease to exist. However,they will be entitled to receive any benefits under the "Affordable Healthcare Act"or Medicare.
(6)All future laws must affect all Americans equally including their elected officials.
Why is this important?
I'm concerned that instead of the "Citizen" representatives that our founders' intended ,Congress is full of "Professional"non-caring
self-centered individuals who are controlled by lobbyists and devote their time to re-election instead of the 'People's business".
self-centered individuals who are controlled by lobbyists and devote their time to re-election instead of the 'People's business".