Found this interesting: Children of congress members do not have to pay back
> their college student loans. How nice! Monday on Fox news they learned that
> the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back
> student loans. Which essentially means that Congressmen's "pay" is several
> thousand per year more than their salaries? This "pay" of course is
> tax-free.
>
> This will only get national attention if all America's citizens are made
> aware of the "Jerks and their Perks" forcing just one of our representatives
> to bring the proposed 28th Amendment to a vote. When that occurs the America
> citizens will demand this change.
>
>
> 35 States file lawsuit against the Federal Government; 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 must address.
>
> For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress.
> Many citizens have no idea that members of Congress, after only one term in
> office, upon retiring are paid at the same rate of pay for life. And if they
> die before their spouse their spouse receives their retirement.
>
> That they have specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they
> have passed; such as being exempt from prosecution for s*xual harassment and
> to be exempted from the new Government Healthcare Reform.
>
> Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We should not and can not continue to
> have this elite group that believes they are above the law.
>
> I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or
> whatever. This 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 we must demand our representatives to bring to a vote.
>
> 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."
>
> "Congress shall be subject to Term Limits; Senate one six year term, House
> three two year terms."
>
> "Congress past, present and future shall participate in Social Security, all
> current pension plans stopped immediately and replaced by social security."
>
> "Congress shall no longer vote themselves pay raises, all changes in pay
> shall be voted on by the American people."
>
>
> You have been chosen as one of my 20 to carrier the message to your friends
> and fellow Americans.
>
Posted By: DAVID JOHNSON
Monday, March 21st 2011 at 3:11PM
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