[DoughtyOne]

I do want the common man to be able to serve in Congress. For that reason I do believe they should be compensated for five years or so after leaving office.

That way they can ease back into society. As soon as they are employed, the compensation would cease.

My ideal, and it would alleviate the need for the above, would be that Congress serve two months a year, and the rest of the time the members work at home in their normal professions. Some compensation to their normal employer could ease the burden on them too.

[Melas]

I’m not sure I could go along with that idea. You might find that if they worked 10 months out of the year that you’d have the most uniformed, ill prepared congressmen to ever serve.

[Freedom2specul8]

"I do want the common man to be able to serve in Congress."

I can think of a few freepers would could fit the bill so to speak. We need a nomination thread for them... If only.