To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Congressional Reform Act
Congressional Reform Act
1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
2. 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. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. 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.
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.
Why is this important?
Much has been said in the last few years about the Founding Fathers and our constitution. One thing that is certain, however, is that the Framers did not forsee or intend the career politicians we are saddled with at this time.
Serving should be a public service, not a chance to sell your soul to lobbyists while you forget that it is the American people that you are supposed to represent.
We will have no true political change until big business, through their lobbyists, can no longer own our politicians.