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Congressional Reform Act Of 2010
Unconstitutional And Unrealistic

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By Devvy
11-1-10
 
My mail box has been filling up the past few weeks with something called a Congressional Reform Act of 2010 as "The answer!"
 
While I appreciate efforts by Americans to try and figure out some way to stop the corruption in the Outlaw Congress, people have to stop encouraging unconstitutional solutions.
 
Here is what this proposed Act says:
 
Congressional Reform Act of 2010
 
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.
 
Item 1 is unconstitutional and will never survive a court challenge. Congress has no authority to amend the U.S. Constitution without a constitutional amendment. Back in 1994, 23 states passed term limits for Congress. It was correctly shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court:
 
 
Rest of the column is at http://www.devvy.com
 
 
 
 


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