28th Amendment
For too long we have been complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn't pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform that is being considered...in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.
This is a good way to do that. It is an idea whose time has come.
Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:
"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ".
it is about time they stop treating themselves like royalty while the rest of us struggle. they need to follow the exact same rules as the people who put them in office.
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Sarah Simmons
16 years ago
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RIDICULOUS that they get all these sweet deals while the rest of us get stuck with the bill. make them live by their own laws for once.
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28th Amendment
For too long we have been complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn't pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform that is being considered...in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.
This is a good way to do that. It is an idea whose time has come.
Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:
"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ".
it is about time they stop treating themselves like royalty while the rest of us struggle. they need to follow the exact same rules as the people who put them in office.
S
Sarah Simmons
16 years ago
Featured
RIDICULOUS that they get all these sweet deals while the rest of us get stuck with the bill. make them live by their own laws for once.
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it is about time they stop treating themselves like royalty while the rest of us struggle. they need to follow the exact same rules as the people who put them in office.