Many seniors have expressed an interest in the introduction of the Congressional Reform Act of 2010 which probably would have been strongly endorsed by those who drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The Founding Fathers believed that serving in Congress is an honor not a career. They envisioned citizen legislators, who would serve their terms, then go home and back to work. Remembering that Congress currently has the lowest approval of any entity in the US Government, now is the time when Americans should join together to reform Congress – the entity that represents us.
Following are the eight provisions of the Act:
1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the following possible options:
Two Six-year Senate terms
Six Two-year House terms
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.