First, if you pay no federal income taxes, you don't get to vote. If you have nothing in the game, why should you vote?
Second, I'd have a current events test for all voters on the candidates. I'd personally volunteer to write the test, but am willing to have one representative from each party join me.
Third, in the year where the deficit exceeds 3% of total spending, no currently-sitting Congressman can run for reelection.
Finally, Congress shall not be exempt from any laws it passes.
I agree, deny our servants the right to vote on how to take advantage of us.
I used to own a little rental property, and since it was in Seattle, my renters were mostly young Liberals. When a new tenant would move in, I would give them my standard Landlord lecture, finishing up with "and be very careful how you vote!" "What does that have to do with us renting from you?" they would ask. "Because," I would answer. If you vote for any issue that costs money, and the taxes go up, I pass them back on to you by means of a rent increase." Boy would that yield the howls. Usually they would be something like "You can't do that" To which I would say "well I'm not a Seattle resident, but somebody has to pay them, so I pass it on to those who had the chance to make the decision on raising the taxes."
For most of them it was their first lesson that voting has consequences.
Excellent proposal! GTMA.