[OccupyCU] Warren Buffet Constitutional Amendment

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*from our friend, Julianne Panagacos:*
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*feel free to pass this on if you feel motivated, thought you all would
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Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best
quotes about the debt ceiling:
   "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just
   pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more
   than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible
   for re-election.
   The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds)
   took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple!
   The people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail,
   cell phones, etc.
   Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year
   or less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure.
   Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to
   a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask
   each of those to do likewise.
   In three days, most people in The United States of America will
   have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed
   around.
   Congressional Reform Act of 2012
   1. No Tenure / No Pension.
   A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no
   pay when they're out of office.
   2. 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 in to the
Social Security system, and Congress participates with the
   American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
   3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all
   Americans do.
   4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
   Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
   5. Congress loses their current health care system and
   participates in the same health care system as the American people.
   6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
   American people.
   7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void
   effective 12/1/12. The American people did not make this
   contract with Congressmen/women.
   Congress made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in
   Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
   envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their
   term(s), then go home and back to work.
   If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will
   only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive
   the message. Don't you think it's time?
   THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!
   If you agree, pass it on. If not, delete.
   You are one of my 20+ - Please keep it going, and thanks


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