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[William Gamel]

       Here        is one of        my VERY RARE "forwarded" [copied/pasted] emails:       “The Constitution        is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people;        it        is an instrument for the people to          restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our        lives and interests.”-        Patrick Henry        - I        have totally        cleaned this e-mail from all other names, sending it to you in        hopes you will        keep it going and keep it clean. This is something I will fight        for and I hope        you all read it all the way through. You will be glad you did. The        26th        amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took        only 3 months and 8        days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That        was in 1971... before        computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc. Of        the 27        amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to        become the law        of the land... all because of public pressure. I'm        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 2011 1.        No Tenure /        No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and        receives no pay        when they are out of office. 2.        Congress        (past, present and future) participates in Social Security. All        funds in the        Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system        immediately.        All future funds flow into 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 are void effective 1/1/12.        The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen.        Congressmen        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. Maybe it is time. THIS        IS HOW YOU        FIX CONGRESS!!!!!If        you agree        with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete. You        are one of        my 20+. Please keep it going.