Congressional Reform Act of 2011

Proposed Congressional Reform Act of 2011
1. Strict Term Limits. 12 years only, possible options below.. A. Two Six-year Senate terms B. Six Two-year House terms C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2. No Tenure/No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office (they do not serve to represent the entire country, therefore the general population should not have to pay their bills for the rest of their lives).
3. 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. Maybe then it will be more important to them to FIX it.
4.Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. Better yet! Tie their yearly income to the poverty level or at least the National Average. If they want more money, they work harder to create a healthier nation all around.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and depends on Medicare the same health care system as they saw fit to put into law for the majority of the American people. If they depend on it themselves, they're more likely to make it right!
6. And finally, though it shouldn't need to be clarified, those serving in Congress, Law Enforcement (All Law Enforcement Federal State, and Local), Military must all equally abide by ALL laws they impose on the American people.

Remember, Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves, but they seem to forget 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.