How to fix Congress

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Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the


best quotes about the debt ceiling:





"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just


pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more


than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible


for re-election".





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, e-mail,


cell phones, etc.





Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year


or less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure.





Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this E-mail 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. No Tenure / No Pension.


A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no


pay when they're 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/women are void


effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this


contract with Congressmen/women.





Congressmen/women 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. Don't you think it's time?





THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!





If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete.


You are one of my 20+ - Please keep it going, and thanks.