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     Skinstains |
I got this in my email and thought some here might appreciate it. . . . 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 each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their 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 1/1/11. 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. 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. Maybe it is time. THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!! If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete . . . Greg Bellotti SIEMENS Hearing Instruments 10 Constitution Ave Piscataway NJ 08855 646-549-0287 | ||
| Slaughter |
DO NOT BOTHER. E-petitions are not worth the electrons they're written on. This is referred to in today's age as "SLACKTIVISM" Back in the day actually DOING something was considered ACTIVISM. Put it in an envelope, sign it, mail it to your congressman(person... whichever) Call their office, or better yet, VISIT their office - electronic petitions are an exercise in impotence. Spend the time to LOOK UP the address of people who can effect the desired change. Copy/paste/forward is worthless. | ||
| Slaughter |
... and you have to keep the 18 year old vote in context. I was 18 in 1971. Draft-registered and elegible. The slogan for us then was "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote." | ||
| Glitch |
18 to drink too. I remember when 18 was the magic number. Put it in an envelope, sign it, mail it to your congressman(person... whichever) E-mail and voice mail are easily ignored/erased. The written word is more effective, it has weight/mass, it's more real. | ||
| Skinstains |
I do belong to two organizations that use the written letter as well as phone calls (I think the phone calls just get deleted though) to make our points and feelings known to poeple in public office. I like to think it has helped to change some things, even if only a little. It is quite rewarding to know that you are a part of whats going on. I just thought that some here would appreciate it for it's content. I certainly do. |
