12 years (2 terms) in the Senate, then must sit out a full term to regain eligibility
12 years (6 terms) in the House, then must sit out 2 full terms to regain eligibility
Enforce residency requirements, way to many Congress-Pigs with a “hotel room” being their residences back back in their districts or home states. The states MUST put teeth in this and enforce these requirements.
Repeal the 17th Amendment , go back to something like what the founders intended for the Senate. Maybe a compromise might be, let the “people (meaning parties)” pick the slate of candidates the legislature elects. Make them re-callable by both the Governor & by popular petition.
All laws & requirements made to apply to the American people apply to Congress and its staff.
Put the Congressional staff under civil service, that way the staff will behave more like Sir Humphrey (See “ Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister”), they will have their own agendas instead of being the personal “wise guys” advancing Congress-Thing or Senator-Pig personal aggrandizement.
Shorten the campaign season to 90 days prior to election, no money raising, no forming of campaign committees prior to that 90 days.
Absolutely agree with these
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Our elections should be moved to the week after taxes are due.
Elected officials who wish to run for a different office should have to resign from the one they hold. Citizens should not pay a salary to someone who is campaigning instead of working.
Candidates should only be allowed to raise money from the district they represent.
No benefits, no retirement and no insurance or residual salary should be paid to volunteer representatives after they leave office.
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Also create a “Congressional village” so both Senators-Pigs and Congress-Things live in similar nice but not Taj Mahal opulent surroundings. That way they can't use living expenses to whine about salary increases.
Cap Spending at 20% of GNP, only an “emergency vote” requiring 2/3rds of the combined Congress and increase the percentage. If the want a ever increasing amount of dollars from the “wealth pie” to serve then they have to adopt policies that will create a bigger pie.
I also would like to see the 16th amendment repealed and replaced with a national consumption tax. But no consumption tax if a national income tax exists.
Pay Members a “Contractor Wage”.Require yearly Drug Testing as in the real world.Require Social Security participation,with no Cadillac retirement packages.After their term is finished,get a real job like the rest of us...Health Insurance provided for Members Only.If they wish to insure their family;they foot the bill.Economy travel on scheduled airlines when not on Official Business.Funding only from with-in given state/district.Limit of 6 terms in the House,2 terms in the Senate.We need limits now!!!!Respect our CONSTITUTION!