We the people need to take back our Government

[zipper06]

After thinking long and hard here is a few suggestions, and reasons behind the my thinking.

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.
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.
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.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!

These are just my opinions and i'm sure a lot will agree to disagree, but as i said

JMO

Zip.

[mopar1968]

I agree with you ''Zip'' The problem is there are too many American's that are chicken to voice their opinion's and help do something about it :!: It take's everyone not just a few :!: :!:








Mark

[MEMRACING62]

Zip & mopar......spot on.....nailed !!

[dragonmaster093]

i agree and would like to add no congressional commitees for gov spending, to investigate gov wrong doings ect. why let the theives decide if they are theives and if they should spend our money stupidly

[TheYellaBrick]

All good..getting the American people behind it and MAKING SACRIFICES in their lifestyles to make this 'change' is key.......

[dragonmaster093]

put a red neck in office and let him tweek the government (gaurantee we keep our guns for starter)

[TheRabbit]

I agree with you ''Zip'' The problem is there are too many American's that are chicken to voice their opinion's and help do something about it :!: It take's everyone not just a few :!: :!:








Mark

Are you saying we the RJ forum clan should take a crack at running the country??????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????

Well we sure couldn't do any worse could we? I think it's a great idea! :D

[dragonmaster093]

ill prolly get in trouble for this but first thing id do is close borders to the south. and and if they couldnt prove that three generations back they came to this country with the proper paper work bye bye just cause their illegal parents gave birth in this country dont make the kids us citizens in my book. then the fat cats in the house ,senate ect 35% pay cut. and tax the crap out of them for years of getting fat off the workin mans back. next cut th releif fund money that goes to foreign lands and put it back into the people in this country who need it. and heres another that prolly make waves but...rereform that fing health bill my thoughtsare the hospitals and tech side of it should work together and share their skills and tech instead who ever has the most money and insurance gets the best help second part is after medical bills are more reasonalbe make the insurance companiesa cut the cost so the average man can afford it, but not make it manditory to have cause i know little mom and pop buisnesses that if made to get health insurance at current rates will cause them to close the door jmo and rants

[lanham]

I agree with all of you guys 100%.

[Goomba]

I agree with all of you guys 100%.


Ok Zip I agree with most of it. But what about the part where we put them all on a boat and send in in the middle of the ocean and blow it up like my dad use to say. :o Ok not a good Idea. :roll: :roll:

Goomba

[mopar1968]

Are you saying we the RJ forum clan should take a crack at running the country??????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????

Well we sure couldn't do any worse could we? I think it's a great idea!


Yes Sir i am :!: Bjuice for President :!: :!:





Mark

[dragonmaster093]

X1,000,000 bjuice for president

[mopar1968]

That's what we need is for everyone to rebel and take over the goverment and give it back to the people where it belong's :!: :!:









Mark

[lively]

i feel that will have to be sooner then later :arrow:
we have ALOT of idiots running my home state[ not saying a name but alot are in jail 8) ]

gee a 66% tax raise--IDDDDDDDDDIIIIIOTS!!!!!!

[MEMRACING62]

i feel that will have to be sooner then later :arrow:
we have ALOT of idiots running my home state[ not saying a name but alot are in jail 8) ]

gee a 66% tax raise--IDDDDDDDDDIIIIIOTS!!!!!! yup...us illinois boys got it stuck to us but good. :evil:

[lively]

AND i have a small business :oops: :oops: :oops: :!: :!:

DO NOT BEND OVER IF YOU DROP SOMETHING :cry: :cry:

[MEMRACING62]

AND i have a small business :oops: :oops: :oops: :!: :!:

DO NOT BEND OVER IF YOU DROP SOMETHING :cry: :cry: same here...I feel so screwed being here.....well after this spring M.S.M. TRUCKING INC will be no more. construction here in il has been in the toilet and govenor side show bob just threw this state down the stairs for years to come. 1/2 the buildings we run are on the market, hope theres someone out the to buy them, investors dont want to buy here now unless your looking to give it away, and its going to get even worse here. :(

[mopar1968]

Well it is going to take everyone, You know the Goverment if a few stands up they will hide them in some prison somewhere just to shut them up, But they can't arrest everyone :!: :!: :!: Freedom Of Speech What a load of B.S :!: :!:









Mark

[lively]

AND i have a small business :oops: :oops: :oops: :!: :!:

DO NOT BEND OVER IF YOU DROP SOMETHING :cry: :cry: same here...I feel so screwed being here.....well after this spring M.S.M. TRUCKING INC will be no more. construction here in il has been in the toilet and govenor side show bob just threw this state down the stairs for years to come. 1/2 the buildings we run are on the market, hope theres someone out the to buy them, investors dont want to buy here now unless your looking to give it away, and its going to get even worse here. :(

[I AM IN THE SOUTH/ CENTRAL PART]--MY county just voted a tax increase last week and my city just voted one 2 weeks ago---it is looking like a time to move someplace else :idea: :arrow:

[fla1976]

I agree that an Amendment is needed. The problem is :

•Two-thirds of both houses of Congress must vote to propose an amendment, or


•Two-thirds of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments. (This method has never been used.)

To Ratify Amendments


•Three-fourths of the state legislatures approve it, or


•Ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states approve it. This method has been used only once -- to ratify the 21st Amendment -- repealing Prohibition.

The Supreme Court has stated that ratification must be within "some reasonable time after the proposal." Beginning with the 18th amendment, it has been customary for Congress to set a definite period for ratification. In the case of the 18th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd amendments, the period set was 7 years, but there has been no determination as to just how long a "reasonable time" might extend.

Of the thousands of proposals that have been made to amend the Constitution, only 33 obtained the necessary two-thirds vote in Congress. Of those 33, only 27 amendments (including the Bill of Rights) have been ratified.

Do you think those people that are in the House and Senate will vote themselves off their thrones?

[mopar1968]

So let me get this right, So your saying we are basically Screwed :?: :?:











Mark

[fla1976]

Not if one of the new reps introduces a bill and it receives enough publicity by the media. Then people could notify their rep that they want a "yes" vote on it. Public pressure is the only way to get it nominated and approved.