Warren Buffett 

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 E-mail 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/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 1/1/12. The American people did not make this 
contract with Congressmen/women. 


Congressmen/women 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 with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete. 
You are one of my 20+ - Please keep it going, and thanks.