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This is a combination of article and email forward.

Article with video. Watch @ 5:18 for the plan
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=b17560ae-fbd9-4447-8564-f73a8f254637


Email forward I got
Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best
quotes about the debt ceiling:

"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law
that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all
sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election. 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, e-mail, 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.

Warren Buffet is 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 then it will only take
three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Maybe it is
time.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!
 
I am so for this is not even funny, the problem I see is that it will take Congress to pass the law. Ha not a snowballs chance in hell those douchebags past, present, or future will legistate themselves out of that cash cow.
 
InDaShop said:
I am so for this is not even funny, the problem I see is that it will take Congress to pass the law. Ha not a snowballs chance in hell those douchebags past, present, or future will legistate themselves out of that cash cow.

Troof! Be nice to somewhat level the playing field so they could better relate with average Joe USA.
 
If we could get more people on there like the 50 new Tea Party House members that stood strong on the deficit debate there is an outside chance they would do something like this to stop the madness.

As "earmarks" get more and more unpopular, the need to have a 30 year incumbent in your district gets smaller and smaller.

**** them all...both sides.
 
wngrog said:
**** them all...both sides.

There's not a politician out there that isn't a lying crook. period. I just wish we could get some elected that would lie and be crooked in favor of the things I want.
 
congress and all politicians should be like the president. 2 terms max .
then get some new blood with fresh ideas instead of the good ol boy system and dont rock the boat **** going on now
 
twostep said:
There's not a politician out there that isn't a lying crook. period. I just wish we could get some elected that would lie and be crooked in favor of the things I want.

THIS FO SHO!!! :dblthumb:
 
Democrats don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Republicans don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Liberals don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Neocons don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.

Allow me to explain

Let's say, you come home from work and find there has been a sewer backup in your neighborhood.

Your home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings.

What do you think you should do? Raise the ceilings or pump out the ****?
 
COLT said:
Democrats don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Republicans don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Liberals don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Neocons don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.

Allow me to explain

Let's say, you come home from work and find there has been a sewer backup in your neighborhood.

Your home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings.

What do you think you should do? Raise the ceilings or pump out the ****?
:dblthumb:
 
COLT said:
Democrats don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Republicans don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Liberals don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.
Neocons don't understand THE DEBT CEILING.

Allow me to explain

Let's say, you come home from work and find there has been a sewer backup in your neighborhood.

Your home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings.

What do you think you should do? Raise the ceilings or pump out the ****?
this is to simple it will never work
 
When Obama refused to make a decision on the Keystone pipeline til after the election, I fired off e-mails to Sens. Shelby and Sessions. These are probably two of the most secure senate seats, so there is really no risk to either of them to TAKE A STAND. I expected the usual form letter but what I got from both of them was pure ****! Basically all that either of them would say was that if the issue came up before the Senate, they would 'keep my concerns in mind'. All the Repubs are bitching and crying about Obama not showing leadership and yet when they should should show leadership, they're nowhere to be found. I'm not singling out Shelby and Sessions so much as I am just ****ING FED UP WITH ALL THESE GUTLESS BASTARDS, GROW A ****ING PAIR!!!!!! Out of 535 members of congress, there's maybe two dozen who are willling to take a stand and say **** IT, this is the right thing to do. I know in my own life I've given up a lot to do what's right at times and I'm sure plenty of you have too. I'm sure I speak for a lot of America when I say I've had it with your sorry asses, now get to ****ing work.
End of RANT before I throw a ****IN' ANEURISM!!! :flipgotcha: :flipgotcha: :flipgotcha: :flipgotcha: :flipgotcha: :flipgotcha: :flipgotcha:
 
the problem is that self preservation is so ingrained in politicians that they wont stand for what they believe in because they will end up like Ron Paul...
 
Prime example, look what they just done to Cain, they will not let decent people in to straighten things out.We are going to almost have an uprising to get anything done.
 
Self Preserevation is exactly the problem, we need to get people in office that will stand up for what people believe in i know DoctorDick and I have different political beliefs but we can honestly agree on one thing we need people in office that will get things done and if they dont we should reserve the right to boot their ass out of office and to hell with tenure and pensions and everthing else that these bastards get from our dime when they do not work for it.
 
change it to where they are like the president. 2 terms and you're out . that will get rid of these life long politicians that know and like the system the way it is because it benefits them and not US.
 
But how do you get them to do that to themselves as crooked as they are?I wish it could just be up for the public to vote on!
 
If ANYONE votes for an encumbent on election day they are a MORON! All parties have failed us, dem + repubs = americans and they have forgotten that!

Vote them all out and get new blood in so they will get the message! fix it or :gtfo:
 
You can't just vote them all out. You need to look at an incumbent's voting record (it is public record). If they did not vote the way you think they should have on 75% or more of the issues then fire there ass. If they did vote the way you liked then vote for them. If we fire them all 1 we have no idea what we are getting 2 they are easily influenced by the lobbyist 3 they most of the time have no idea what they are doing and spend half of the first term trying to figure it out. If the person running against the incumbent has been in politics before on the local or state level check their record. Do not vote for anyone before you check their record.
 
101 years ago Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech in Osawatomie Ks. promoting nationalism and socialism. Today Obama gave a speech in Osawatomie, Ks. promoting nationalism and socialism. 80 years ago, another leader was giving speeches promoting nationalism and socialism. He, like Obama, believed that government should take from the wealthy to redistribute to the less fortunate. In fact the name of his party was the national socialist (NAZI) party.
 
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