“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people;

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the
government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people
to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our
lives and interests”. - Patrick Henry -

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, it
will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to
receive the message.
IT IS TIME to take back our country.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!
Pass it on... Again and again until Congress is reformed.