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New Constitutional amendment: limit Congress
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:32 am
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:32 am
Limit congress from working more than 35 days per year. Period.
Only exception would be to call congress together for war response or declarations.
Only exception would be to call congress together for war response or declarations.
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Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:46 am to Meauxjeaux
Their staff does the heavy lifting. The president and his implementation of law is where the limits should be placed.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:48 am to C
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Their staff does the heavy lifting. The president and his implementation of law is where the limits should be placed.
Then cut the funding for their staff as part of it, especially since they'll only be up and running for part of the year.
The general idea should be to ensure that Congress is a public service and NOT a career, much like the idea behind the New Hampshire legislature.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:54 am to teke184
I'm starting to come around on term limits
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:56 am to SuperSaint
Maybe that too, but I'm talking about just forcing congress to deal with only MAJOR items like a budget.
Oh and no staffs.
And bills limited to 20 pages for the entire bill.
Oh and no staffs.
And bills limited to 20 pages for the entire bill.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:56 am to Meauxjeaux
I would rather just force them to live in their districts 11 months of the year. They can come to Washington for a week or two here and there, but let's let them live in their home districts year-round. They can vote remotely.
This way, they would have to listen to their constituents more and hopefully listen less to their party leadership and lobbyists.
This way, they would have to listen to their constituents more and hopefully listen less to their party leadership and lobbyists.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:59 am to Jax-Tiger
quote:Yeah but what about all the fundraising and spending time on K street the other 11 months?
This way, they would have to listen to their constituents more and hopefully listen less to their party leadership and lobbyists.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:00 am to Meauxjeaux
quote:
Maybe that too, but I'm talking about just forcing congress to deal with only MAJOR items like a budget.
Oh and no staffs.
And bills limited to 20 pages for the entire bill.
And their pay is the same as the US mean wage (adjusted annually at the beginning of the fiscal year).
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:06 am to Meauxjeaux
quote:
Limit congress from working more than 35 days per year. Period.
Only exception would be to call congress together for war response or declarations.
quote:
Oh and no staffs.
And bills limited to 20 pages for the entire bill.
And their travel options shall be limited to horse-drawn carriages
Posted on 1/6/14 at 12:18 pm to Decatur
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And their travel options shall be limited to horse-drawn carriages
Hey the feminists are gonna be with me on this one... you know how hard it will be to conduct a war on women with this plan in place?
Posted on 1/6/14 at 12:55 pm to Meauxjeaux
I agree with the sentiment behind this, but fear it would lead to even more "legislation" by executive fiat.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 12:56 pm to Meauxjeaux
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Limit congress from working more than 35 days per year. Period.
No.
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