[Vision2020] Fwd: How can we make this happen????

[Ron Force]

Snopes.com sez the quote from Warren Buffett is accurate. The rest of it is an old Internet meme that's rated "mostly false"

http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/28thamendment.asp
 
Ron Force
Moscow Idaho USA


________________________________
 From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <Vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 9:45 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Fwd: How can we make this happen????
 

See below.


Seeya later, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Post Falls, Idaho

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

- Unknown



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From: Steve Wesner <swesner at dadco.com>
>Date: March 1, 2012 9:31:17 PST
>To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>Subject: How can we make this happen????
>
>
I have seen this before.  Perhaps you have too.
>And I have no idea if the statements below attributed to Warren Buffett are accurate or not.
>I do know that I agree that the proposal to “reign in congress” rings true to me and way overdue.
>What do you think?
>Steve
> 
>>Could  this be an idea whose time has come?
>>
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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  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/women are void
>>effective  1/1/13. 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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