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Congressional Reform Might Just Solve Our Problems

What if Congress was reformed from the inside out? What if we didn’t have career politicians? What if…

In a recent email making its rounds, the Congressional Reform Act is not necessarily a “new” idea. However, when I received it this morning I immediately though it would be a great idea to place before the people of the Nation once again.

The concept behind the Congressional Reform Act is to derail and reduce the effects of career politicians and the decisions they make that are in direct conflict with the Constitution, their country AND their constituent’s best interest. If this Reform Act were to be made an Amendment to the Constitution what would the world of the United States look like in 12 years?

Let’s envision that.

The American people did not make the current contract with members of Congress.  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.

What an amazing difference this might make. Instead of political posturing to enhance one’s own political future (of which would still happen but on a different scale) we might actually see real change happen in this country.

Congressional Reform Act
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%. (possibly throw in a pay scale that is a median of their representative districts and states. This way they “know” what the common man in their area is making and how they live...)

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.

Brian Walker is an editor of the Ohio Free Press and believes that though we have slowly lost our way in what this great country was founded upon that we can get back to that once again.

January 11th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Commentary, Political

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