A few thoughts on the government
Congress shall enact no law for the American people which doesn't affect Congress members themselves. NO MORE EXEMPTIONS! .
Congress should have no retirement or medical plan, other than Social Security and Medicare.
Congress should have a drastic pay-cut and NO living expenses! They have dormitories in place for when Congress is in session, they should use them.
Being a Congress person is ultimately a part-time job. I know that most Congressmen/women make it a full-time position nowadays and with the system in turmoil, they don't have much choice. The position was created to be part-time, however, and the People of the United States are really getting tired of paying out the nose because you somehow feel ENTITLED to more simply because we elected you.
If you want to stay in Congress and get a retirement, keep us satisfied for a minimum of 20 years, then you can get your Social Security Retirement like everyone else.
I suggest a salary cap for Congress, say $50,000 a year, plus expenses for travel and an allowance for meals while the Congressperson is on the road, say $25 a day – that should be enough for them to eat at most fast-food places. If they want better meals, they should pay out of their own pockets for them.
Travel – Congresspersons should be reimbursed the cost for a bus ride. Buses travel all over this Nation. If the Congressperson in question wants to take a plane, that is fine, they can pay the difference.
Congressional Staffing – Full-time, salaried staffers should receive a regular salary commensurate with their position and responsibilities – say 10% less than the same position would pay in the business world. Student staffers should get student wage, or minimum wage. Staffers can also retire on Social Security and get Medicare while employed by Congress.
Remember Mr or Ms Congressperson, you are NOT our leaders, you are in fact our followers. I'm sick and tired of you USURPING the Authority of the American People to further your own private agendas or the agendas of corporate sponsors or radical minorities. These are NOT the people who put you in office. We, the American People, are who put you there and we expect you to SERVE us in that capacity.
To the Radical Leftists in Congress. If you really believe in equalization as you say, why haven't you given away your own wealth? Why are you ENTITLED to force the rest of us, or rather US, to give up what we've worked for but not to have to do this yourself? The simple truth of the matter is this: You are NOT entitled to anything but the title you won in election and to fairly represent your Constituents.
I think its time for the American People to stand up for common sense and to take back our role as the true leaders and to put Congress and the President back in their true roles of servants to the will of the American People. The time for 'Special Interest,' for Corporate Congress, for High Privilege, is over. We've entered a tough time in America these days and it's time that you, our elected representatives show some resolve and common sense in your actions. Being elected to Congress is NOT a license to further the goals of some special interest group or to rape the American Public. It is a license to serve the American Public, through your Constituents.
I think that when a person is elected and swears their oath, they should leave “Party Politics” behind for the duration of their term in office. You should be a Republican or a Democrat while you are running for office, but once you get there you should be a Member of Congress and nothing else! You can go back to being a Republican or a Democrat when it's time for re-election.
“Undocumented Emigrants.” Nice phrase. They are, in fact, illegal aliens. This is the plain truth of the matter. They are not entitled to anything but a free bus ride back to the border. While I'm thinking about it, let's get them documented. Let's fingerprint and ID them so that if and when they DO come back, we'll know who they are and they won't be 'undocumented' anymore. We'll know that they are 'illegals' and can skip the formalities and ship them back forthwith.
Prisons. They're overcrowded. We know this and haven't done anything but make it worse. I won't use the actual word that I normally would in the next sentence, I'll use the word 'mess' instead. There are two kinds of people who get in trouble with the law and go to jail/prison, there are those who 'messed' up and those who are 'mess ups.' If a person messed up, then they're gonna go serve their time and we'll never see them in the system again. They learned a lesson and are going to go on to live normal, productive lives. Then there are the 'mes ups,' they think that next time, they'll get away with it. They have nothing but contempt for our Society, our Laws and the 'System.' They accept jail and prison as a part of the lifestyle they choose to lead. Now according to our current system, they get to go on probation several times, then progressively longer sentences in prison. We like to think of it as a chance at Rehabilitation. This is a nice idea and generally works for people who just 'messed up.' It is, however, a 'revolving door' for 'mess ups.' The actual word for them, by the way, is Recidivists. We should build 'prison' colonies at various locations and let them 'chain-gang' their time. They can farm public beef, chickens and food staples, work on roads with picks and shovels and reclaim previously unusable land. The food they produce can go to feed themselves, be doled out to public welfare recipients and Congress, since we won't be paying for their previously lavish lifestyle anymore.
Military. All persons in this country, at age 18 and after High School, should be subject to the draft and service for two years. Just like in the past, but with a twist. The military should have quotas and fill them from the draft pool, but the excess should go to a re-established Conservation Corp. This would give all of our youth the chance to experience discipline and teamwork, to learn cohesiveness and to give something of themselves to America. To feel that they had earned the right to be truly American Citizens. Draft-dodgers would become persons-non-grata and lose the right to vote or run for any public office. There would be no exemptions.
Our government should go back to being blind to ALL religions, rather than punishing Christianity and giving special interest to Islam and Atheism. No religious group who are also political entities should be recognized my our government. We already do this with Israel and the Jewish population and Roman Catholicism, which both have their own governments and function in the US as established religions. Islam and Atheism should be treated no differently. They have no place in the political sphere of the United States of America.
We should do everything within our power to wean ourselves from oil or fossil fuels in general. That being said, we should also develop our own resources of these for our consumption till such time as we don't need them anymore and then sell them to other nations.
We should be selling food stocks at a higher rate than OPEC sells oil. After all, people can always walk or ride animals without gas, they can't do much more than starve without food. We subsidize much of the world's food supply, virtually for free while we're going further and further in debt to the same nations we're subsidizing. This has got to stop. If a nation wants to trade in the American Market, they must meet American Standards and trade fairly with us. We don't have to trade any more fairly with them than they do with us.
Respect and partnership are earned, not inalienable rights of politicians. You, Congress, have not earned the respect of the American people and don't have our trust. You can not fairly expect to be our partners. There are individual members who have and continue to do a good if not great job of representing their constituents and have earned the respect and partnership due them. They are a very small minority in the current Congress.
Generally speaking, the people think that to be a lawyer is to say that you are well-educated and well-read, but are generally a failure. You can't make an honest living doing productive things. To take that one step further, and I'm still speaking generally, to be a politician is to accept that you've even failed as a lawyer. Of course there ARE exceptions. There are people who are great lawyers and there have been some truly great politicians. Who knows, some of you may become great, but as of this writing, I don't see any great politicians in Washington. Just a lot of self-inflated ego and self-entitlement.©texasfred
Congress should have no retirement or medical plan, other than Social Security and Medicare.
Congress should have a drastic pay-cut and NO living expenses! They have dormitories in place for when Congress is in session, they should use them.
Being a Congress person is ultimately a part-time job. I know that most Congressmen/women make it a full-time position nowadays and with the system in turmoil, they don't have much choice. The position was created to be part-time, however, and the People of the United States are really getting tired of paying out the nose because you somehow feel ENTITLED to more simply because we elected you.
If you want to stay in Congress and get a retirement, keep us satisfied for a minimum of 20 years, then you can get your Social Security Retirement like everyone else.
I suggest a salary cap for Congress, say $50,000 a year, plus expenses for travel and an allowance for meals while the Congressperson is on the road, say $25 a day – that should be enough for them to eat at most fast-food places. If they want better meals, they should pay out of their own pockets for them.
Travel – Congresspersons should be reimbursed the cost for a bus ride. Buses travel all over this Nation. If the Congressperson in question wants to take a plane, that is fine, they can pay the difference.
Congressional Staffing – Full-time, salaried staffers should receive a regular salary commensurate with their position and responsibilities – say 10% less than the same position would pay in the business world. Student staffers should get student wage, or minimum wage. Staffers can also retire on Social Security and get Medicare while employed by Congress.
Remember Mr or Ms Congressperson, you are NOT our leaders, you are in fact our followers. I'm sick and tired of you USURPING the Authority of the American People to further your own private agendas or the agendas of corporate sponsors or radical minorities. These are NOT the people who put you in office. We, the American People, are who put you there and we expect you to SERVE us in that capacity.
To the Radical Leftists in Congress. If you really believe in equalization as you say, why haven't you given away your own wealth? Why are you ENTITLED to force the rest of us, or rather US, to give up what we've worked for but not to have to do this yourself? The simple truth of the matter is this: You are NOT entitled to anything but the title you won in election and to fairly represent your Constituents.
I think its time for the American People to stand up for common sense and to take back our role as the true leaders and to put Congress and the President back in their true roles of servants to the will of the American People. The time for 'Special Interest,' for Corporate Congress, for High Privilege, is over. We've entered a tough time in America these days and it's time that you, our elected representatives show some resolve and common sense in your actions. Being elected to Congress is NOT a license to further the goals of some special interest group or to rape the American Public. It is a license to serve the American Public, through your Constituents.
I think that when a person is elected and swears their oath, they should leave “Party Politics” behind for the duration of their term in office. You should be a Republican or a Democrat while you are running for office, but once you get there you should be a Member of Congress and nothing else! You can go back to being a Republican or a Democrat when it's time for re-election.
“Undocumented Emigrants.” Nice phrase. They are, in fact, illegal aliens. This is the plain truth of the matter. They are not entitled to anything but a free bus ride back to the border. While I'm thinking about it, let's get them documented. Let's fingerprint and ID them so that if and when they DO come back, we'll know who they are and they won't be 'undocumented' anymore. We'll know that they are 'illegals' and can skip the formalities and ship them back forthwith.
Prisons. They're overcrowded. We know this and haven't done anything but make it worse. I won't use the actual word that I normally would in the next sentence, I'll use the word 'mess' instead. There are two kinds of people who get in trouble with the law and go to jail/prison, there are those who 'messed' up and those who are 'mess ups.' If a person messed up, then they're gonna go serve their time and we'll never see them in the system again. They learned a lesson and are going to go on to live normal, productive lives. Then there are the 'mes ups,' they think that next time, they'll get away with it. They have nothing but contempt for our Society, our Laws and the 'System.' They accept jail and prison as a part of the lifestyle they choose to lead. Now according to our current system, they get to go on probation several times, then progressively longer sentences in prison. We like to think of it as a chance at Rehabilitation. This is a nice idea and generally works for people who just 'messed up.' It is, however, a 'revolving door' for 'mess ups.' The actual word for them, by the way, is Recidivists. We should build 'prison' colonies at various locations and let them 'chain-gang' their time. They can farm public beef, chickens and food staples, work on roads with picks and shovels and reclaim previously unusable land. The food they produce can go to feed themselves, be doled out to public welfare recipients and Congress, since we won't be paying for their previously lavish lifestyle anymore.
Military. All persons in this country, at age 18 and after High School, should be subject to the draft and service for two years. Just like in the past, but with a twist. The military should have quotas and fill them from the draft pool, but the excess should go to a re-established Conservation Corp. This would give all of our youth the chance to experience discipline and teamwork, to learn cohesiveness and to give something of themselves to America. To feel that they had earned the right to be truly American Citizens. Draft-dodgers would become persons-non-grata and lose the right to vote or run for any public office. There would be no exemptions.
Our government should go back to being blind to ALL religions, rather than punishing Christianity and giving special interest to Islam and Atheism. No religious group who are also political entities should be recognized my our government. We already do this with Israel and the Jewish population and Roman Catholicism, which both have their own governments and function in the US as established religions. Islam and Atheism should be treated no differently. They have no place in the political sphere of the United States of America.
We should do everything within our power to wean ourselves from oil or fossil fuels in general. That being said, we should also develop our own resources of these for our consumption till such time as we don't need them anymore and then sell them to other nations.
We should be selling food stocks at a higher rate than OPEC sells oil. After all, people can always walk or ride animals without gas, they can't do much more than starve without food. We subsidize much of the world's food supply, virtually for free while we're going further and further in debt to the same nations we're subsidizing. This has got to stop. If a nation wants to trade in the American Market, they must meet American Standards and trade fairly with us. We don't have to trade any more fairly with them than they do with us.
Respect and partnership are earned, not inalienable rights of politicians. You, Congress, have not earned the respect of the American people and don't have our trust. You can not fairly expect to be our partners. There are individual members who have and continue to do a good if not great job of representing their constituents and have earned the respect and partnership due them. They are a very small minority in the current Congress.
Generally speaking, the people think that to be a lawyer is to say that you are well-educated and well-read, but are generally a failure. You can't make an honest living doing productive things. To take that one step further, and I'm still speaking generally, to be a politician is to accept that you've even failed as a lawyer. Of course there ARE exceptions. There are people who are great lawyers and there have been some truly great politicians. Who knows, some of you may become great, but as of this writing, I don't see any great politicians in Washington. Just a lot of self-inflated ego and self-entitlement.©texasfred
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