Now if the rest would follow along!
U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett of South Caroline has said that he will donate his $4,700 salary increase that will begin in 2009 to Anderson Interfaith Ministries. The organization of churches and individuals who provide assistance to people in need and help them to become self-sufficient.
This is all well and good and I would hope that others will fallow and donate to a charity in their districted. But the thing that HAS to be done here and now is to end this “automatic pay raise”.
We all know that this “automatic” pay raise was put into effect for one reason and one reason only… They know that it is wrong in so many ways that they can vote themselves their own raises.
They do have to vote to stop the raise. You know they wait until it is too late then tell their constituents “I was so busy trying to (fill in the blank) that it slipped my mind.” Sure and I also believe that a spaceship is going to come to earth and take away all the hippies from Seattle.
Why isn’t the congress given a year evaluation like most working people? As of right now the approval rating of this congress so low I think (no I am positive) that this congress would owe us all money. This really would not be a hard thing to accomplish. You would have forms send out that would include a statement from the congress person highlighting what has been completed that year and what is pending at that time All committees and number of meetings attended, and “fact finding” trips and what facts were learned. The rating system could be done on a scale of like 1 - 5 five being the highest and one the lowest. Any rating of three or less would have a place to fill out as to why the person felt the low rating was deserved. Yes I know there would have to be an accounting firm set up to enter the date and give the rating. From that the raise is decided.
So if you had a rating system of 1 – 5. 1 being the lowest 5 the highest any rating below a 3 would have a place to express the reason for the low rating. This would all so help to keep the congress people in touch with their constituents.
Please keep in mind this is right of the top of my blonde head and needs a lot of work. But, everyone needs to keep this is mind at all times “WE ARE THEIR BOSSES and THEY’RE THE EMPLOYESS!” They work for us.
This and term limits are just two of the items that really need to be worked on. And for all of you out there saying “This will never work.” Never say never. Some stranger things have been done on Capital Hill.
U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett of South Caroline has said that he will donate his $4,700 salary increase that will begin in 2009 to Anderson Interfaith Ministries. The organization of churches and individuals who provide assistance to people in need and help them to become self-sufficient.
This is all well and good and I would hope that others will fallow and donate to a charity in their districted. But the thing that HAS to be done here and now is to end this “automatic pay raise”.
We all know that this “automatic” pay raise was put into effect for one reason and one reason only… They know that it is wrong in so many ways that they can vote themselves their own raises.
They do have to vote to stop the raise. You know they wait until it is too late then tell their constituents “I was so busy trying to (fill in the blank) that it slipped my mind.” Sure and I also believe that a spaceship is going to come to earth and take away all the hippies from Seattle.
Why isn’t the congress given a year evaluation like most working people? As of right now the approval rating of this congress so low I think (no I am positive) that this congress would owe us all money. This really would not be a hard thing to accomplish. You would have forms send out that would include a statement from the congress person highlighting what has been completed that year and what is pending at that time All committees and number of meetings attended, and “fact finding” trips and what facts were learned. The rating system could be done on a scale of like 1 - 5 five being the highest and one the lowest. Any rating of three or less would have a place to fill out as to why the person felt the low rating was deserved. Yes I know there would have to be an accounting firm set up to enter the date and give the rating. From that the raise is decided.
So if you had a rating system of 1 – 5. 1 being the lowest 5 the highest any rating below a 3 would have a place to express the reason for the low rating. This would all so help to keep the congress people in touch with their constituents.
Please keep in mind this is right of the top of my blonde head and needs a lot of work. But, everyone needs to keep this is mind at all times “WE ARE THEIR BOSSES and THEY’RE THE EMPLOYESS!” They work for us.
This and term limits are just two of the items that really need to be worked on. And for all of you out there saying “This will never work.” Never say never. Some stranger things have been done on Capital Hill.
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