Wednesday, November 10, 2010

28th Amendment?

Got this in an email. Interesting...

35 STATES FILE LAWSUIT

Governors of 35 states have filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention. This will take less than thirty seconds to read. If you agree, please pass it on. This is an idea that we should address.

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, 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 passed... 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.

If each person that receives this will forward it on to 20 people, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.

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/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ."

5 comments:

LoneSnark said...

I'm sure there is more to the process than just 38 governors being in favor.

Matt Gilliland said...

I love it that Tea Partiers think that a Constitutional Convention would only be attended by people who agree with them. It's charming in a way similar to watching chimps throw poo at one another.

Indy said...

Look, you can't honestly say that opening up the Pandora's Box of a Constitutional Convention in today's political climate wouldn't be interesting and exhilarating - with a potential to be either or both encouraging and terrifying. What would the markets do? Who cares - it'll be worth it just to watch! I say let's roll!

Dirty Davey said...

So does that mean that if Senators and Representatives receive a salary of $X, the government would then be constitutionally obligated to pay $X to every citizen? That would be a nice guaranteed minimum wage!

Anonymous said...

Most of this has long been debunked. Congress DOES NOT get a full pension after just one term. They pay into a pension system which builds over time, just like a lot of jobs. Though they do have the luxury of not worry about their pension being flushed down the drain by some genius executive trying to make a quick buck in the market.

Congress is not above laws against sexual harassment, nor is it exempt from the Health Care law. Quite the opposite: they are REQUIRED to get their insurance through the new exchanges the plan will set up.