You think they’re squealing now? I wonder how loud it’ll get if Trump could pull this off. President Trump is asking everyone to share this, in three days, most people in the United States will have seen the message. This is an idea that should be passed around, regardless of political party. The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017
- No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office. And no more perks go with them.
- 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.
- Congress must purchase their own retirement plan, just as ALL Americans do.
- Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
- Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
- Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people (i.e. NO MORE INSIDER TRADING!!!).
- All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women. Congress made all these contracts by and for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor and privilege, NOT a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators should serve their term(s), then go home and go back to work … not get all kinds of freebies. NO WONDER THEY’RE FIGHTING EVERYTHING HE TRIES! Pass it on!!!! Let's help TRUMP drain the swamp! Let’s help Trump get the country straightened out! I completely agree with the above. Term limits and treat them like a regular citizen! Pass it on if you agree.
Constitutional Amendment, which can be ratified by 2/3 of the States and then comes into effect.
Congress can also enact an amendment, but would be unlikely to enact this.
Fun trivia, the 27th amendment, the last one ratified, was proposed as part of the Bill of Rights in 1789. It basically stipulates that if congress votes to change their wages, it does not take effect until the next congress sits, so as to be more difficult to vote to enrich themselves.
It was ratified by the States in 1992.
Three of the four States that did not ratify it should surprise no one. They are New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi.
New Jersey, Illinois, Rhode Island, California, Hawaii and Washington ratified it in the 90s after it had already been certified.