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		<title>How To Fix The US Government &#124; Yes, It DOES Need Fixin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Terry Carter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://terrypcarter.com/2010/02/how-to-fix-the-us-government-yes-it-does-need-fixin/' addthis:title='How To Fix The US Government &#124; Yes, It DOES Need Fixin '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Buddy of mine sent this to me &#8211; I thought it simple and straight forward and eliminates all the bullshit that has transpired in the US government over the last 100 years.  I can&#8217;t see anyone who&#8217;s NOT a current or former congressman having an issue with this proposal. Congressional Reform Act of 2010 1. [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://terrypcarter.com/2010/02/how-to-fix-the-us-government-yes-it-does-need-fixin/' addthis:title='How To Fix The US Government &#124; Yes, It DOES Need Fixin ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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<p>Buddy of mine sent this to me &#8211; I thought it simple and straight forward and eliminates all the bullshit that has transpired in the US government over the last 100 years.  I can&#8217;t see anyone who&#8217;s NOT a current or former congressman having an issue with this proposal.</p>
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<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13.5pt; color: #00007f;">Congressional Reform Act of 2010<br />
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</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; color: #00007f;">1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the possible options below.</p>
<p>A. Two Six year Senate terms<br />
B. Six Two year House terms<br />
C. One Six year Senate term and three Two Year House terms</span></span></strong><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="color: #00007f;"></p>
<p></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"> Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.</span></span></p>
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<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; color: #00007f;">2.  No Tenure / No Pension:<span> </span></p>
<p>A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.</span></span></strong><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="color: #00007f;"> <span> </span></p>
<p><span> </span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;">Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.</span></span></p>
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<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; color: #00007f;">3.  Congress (past, present &amp; future) participates in Social Security:</p>
<p>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.</span></span></strong><span><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="color: #00007f;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="color: #00007f;"></p>
<p><span> </span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;">Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, server your term(s), then go home and back to work.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; color: #00007f;">4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans</span></span></strong><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="color: #00007f;">.</p>
<p><span> </span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;">Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; color: #00007f;">5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.  Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.</span></span></strong><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="color: #00007f;"></p>
<p></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"> Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned  citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></p>
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<div><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; color: #00007f;">6. Congress looses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.</p>
<p></span></span></strong><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="color: #00007f;"> <span> </span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;">Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.</span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; color: #00007f;">7. Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American people.<br />
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</span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"> Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"><strong><span style="color: #00007f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; color: #00007f;">8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/11. <span> </span></p>
<p>The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.</span></span></strong><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="color: #00007f;"></p>
<p></span></span><span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;">Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned  citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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