The statements below were sent to me by e-mail. I thought I would post them to my blog. Some of us wonder what has happened to America, others just go about their daily lives like none of this matters. We all need to  pay attention to what our politicians are doing and why we are in the situation we are in today. They are exempt from laws, from loans, from needing or wanting anything for the rest of their lives. PAY ATTENTION people. 
 
No one has been able to explain to me why young men and women serve in the U.S. Military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting freedom, and only get 50% of their pay. While Politicians hold their political positions in the safe confines of the capital, protected by these same men and women, and receive full pay retirement after serving one term. It just does not make any sense. 

 
Monday on Fox news they learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it. When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop?

35 States file lawsuit against the Federal Government
 
Governors of 35 states have filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention.
 
This will take less than thirty seconds to read. If you agree, please pass it on.
 
This is an idea that we should address.
 
For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform... in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.
 
If each person that receives this will forward it on to 20 people, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message.. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.
 
Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States .."

 

4 Comments on What has happened to America

SEP
13
2011
272,065 Points 3 Featured Posts Hit Router

Amen...I've always wondered about the pension thing for congressmen.  It doesn't even make sense!

 

And how can you expect congress to address and fix Social Security when they don't even participate!

12:30pm • #1
318,277 Points

It does pay to be involved and know what is going on in our congress we really do need to spread this around. Thanks for sharing.

12:42pm • #2
115,937 Points 1 Featured Post Outside Blog

Throw the bums out! lol  Seriously, though, we need a whole new set of congressmen & senators who pledge to abolish the Fed & enact the change you posted in your blog. It takes so long, though, for the American people to get worked up enough to do ANYTHING. Maybe this current team will open some eyes to why we need to be more involved.

1:05pm • #3

More people are becoming aware of the issues you point out here and that's good.  Not only do more people need to be aware, we need to get active. Otherwise, nothing gets done.  Thanks for posting this information.

3:19pm • #4

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