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CongressionalReform    [ Created: 2012-08-15 07:03:13  Updated: 2017-12-07 07:12:09   Owner: rl ]
Title: Congressional Reform
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1. Term Limits.

    Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term, then go home and back to work.

    The fundamental problem with career politicians is that much of their time is spent preparing for re-election while many of their legislative decisions are made to maximize their potential for re-election. Reducing term limits should have the additional benefit of lowering the campaign costs which are now ridiculously high.

    A. One Six-year Senate terms
    B. One Two-year House terms

  2. 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 immediately.