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It’s time to clean some Congressional House – Congressional Reform Act of 2010



Congress and this Obama administration in the name of all kinds of international disasters are most happy to heap upon us all manner of controls and new taxes. Through the proposed Government Health care bill this Government would control our bank accounts by forcing us to pay into health insurance whether we wanted to or not, tell us how treatment and medical care is going to look and when we will get it.

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Naturally, when asked in town halls across the country whether they would use the same health care they want to force on the American people, most in congress have said that they would keep their premium, fancy health insurance and not take the Government health program over their own. They have had all kinds of ‘slight of hand statements,’ stalls, and ‘I need to study and look at it moments. However, most responses boldly implied that they would keep the insurance they had. Isn’t that special? Then there are those in this administration and congress that want to push Cap and Trade and other global warming, UN sanction type bills that would essentially enslave American workers and business due to the mythological science regarding carbon emissions. Using this contrived bunch of carbon formulas, businesses would be capped and taxed horribly and many simply driven into bankruptcy due to crippling fees. Once again, a huge attempt at control, via the stage of environmental concerns. Lets see……they want to control and micro manage our health, what we drive, what we eat, what our kids learn in school, what our rights are, and what we grow. I think it is high time we offer a few suggestions………no, controls back at them.

Congressional Reform Act of 2010

The following steps for congressional reform were forwarded to me by a concerned American and friend, John Royall. I couldn’t agree more and my guess is most Americans will also agree! It is time the elite, messiahs come down a few notches from their high horses and start serving again. We have screamed about the self imposed elitism among most members of congress and the Senate but now there is no more coffee to spill and my voice is hoarse from screaming. It is time for action now. How is this for reform?

1. Term Limits:

12 years only, one of the possible options below.
  1. Two Six year Senate terms
  2. Six Two-year House terms
  3. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms

2. No Tenure / No Pension:

  1. TA 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 moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the American people.

4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans

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 in all laws they impose on the American people.

8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/10.

The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. I think the same rules of logic and accountability should surround any of our Presidents including Obama. This chick, Laurie Roth would like to see a few guidelines also written into a bill and law.
  1. The President submits to the same tax and fee structure of all Americans.
  2. The President submits also to the same health care possibilities or restrictions as the American people; nothing more fancy than what the regular American has.
  3. No raises for the President’s salary until the deficit has gone down at least 50%. Then the salary will also rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
  4. President can also purchase his retirement plan.
  5. If a former President plans to travel around the world, speaking, doing business and meddling in International affairs, he should pay for his own security, not the tax payers.
This administration and congress seems so interested in our “health” and controlling our lives. Perhaps if they felt a little less God like and a little more servant like they wouldn’t mind such parameters as listed above. IN FACT, MOST OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WOULD CELEBRATE THE ABOVE GUIDELINES. Must we remind most members in congress and the White house that THIS IS NOT AN AUDITION FOR AMERICAN IDOL and this is not a big financial and retirement ticket for the rest of their lives? I intend to forward the above ideas to as many in congress as I can think of. Let it be so. It is time to find a Representative and Senator who will push such action and a bill like this.


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Laurie Roth has a Ph.D. in counseling and a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, is happily married and currently resides in Washington State. She is a singer/songwriter with five CD albums to her credit.


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