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> I have totally cleaned this e-mail from all other names, sending it to
> you in hopes you will keep it going and keep it clean.
>
> 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. 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.
>
> 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.
>
>
> You are one of my 20+. Please keep it going.