Congressional Reform: Government of the People, By the People, For the People

FIX CONGRESS - END DEFICIT

"We just pass a law that says anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election.

The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took three months and eight days  to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971... before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc.

Of  the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven took one year or less to become the law of the land ... all because of public  pressure.

This is one idea that really should be passed around.

Congressional Reform Act of 2011 

(or whenever we can push it through)

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 rest of us. It may not be used for any other  purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, as is required of all citizens.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI (Consumer Price Index) or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the citizens of the United States.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are immediately void. The people did not make these excessive contracts 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.

Please pass this forward.

OCCUPY WALL STREET!

OCCUPY AMERICA!

OCCUPY YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS AND DUTIES!

OCCUPY YOUR HEART!

OCCUPY THE VOTING BOOTH!