I Want A Constitutional Amendment On Congressional Salaries

[Viktor]

Let the voters decide when they want a raise. Have a referendum.

 

[JoeMoma]

I really don't have a problem with the amount of their salaries. What I have a problem with is how they use their influence to become to make millions.....doing things that would get the rest of us arrested for insider trading among other things.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

They have to start off at minimum wage, like everybody else.
And how long their term is.
Forbidden to make investments and stock purchases of any kind, in any country.
Forbidden to own, purchase, lease, or rent any more than ONE single, one item property for personal residence.
Forbidden to own, rent, lease, or have any dealings with any business or company in lieu of power, prestige, money, favors, etc...
For every LIE they tell, they get a 20% reduction in pay. More than 3 lies during their term, they get fired and can never hold any political office again.
They are only allowed ONE residence.
Bills and laws brought forward cannot contain any favors, spam, ham, "leanings", or any type of accommodations that have nothing to do with the original bill in question.

 

[Canon Shooter]

They have to start off at minimum wage, like everybody else.
And how long their term is.

That would be monumentally stupid.

You have to consider the scope of the job. You have to look at the responsibilities they assume when they accept the job. Do you really want the guy who gets to vote to declare war on another country getting paid$13 an hour?

Forbidden to make investments and stock purchases of any kind, in any country.

Blind trusts would work in this instance...

Forbidden to own, purchase, lease, or rent any more than ONE single, one item property for personal residence.

Why?

Forbidden to own, rent, lease, or have any dealings with any business or company in lieu of power, prestige, money, favors, etc...

This doesn't really make any sense...

For every LIE they tell, they get a 20% reduction in pay. More than 3 lies during their term, they get fired and can never hold any political office again.

Would you be willing to accept those conditions for your job? No, of course not. And you would say you shouldn't because you're not responsible for running the country.

Which would bring us back to the point about minimum wage...

They are only allowed ONE residence.

So you said, although there doesn't seem to be any viable reason for it...

Bills and laws brought forward cannot contain any favors, spam, ham, "leanings", or any type of accommodations that have nothing to do with the original bill in question.

More explanation is required here.

You seem to always want to be poised to punish someone for taking the job. That just seems odd to me. You punish them by voting them out of office.

I want them to be well-paid. The mere suggestion of minimum wage is retarded. They have a responsibility that most people would never want to accept. They should be dealt with and paid accordingly...

 

[rightwinger]

I don’t think Congress has had a raise in 15 years

They are underpaid

 

[Votto]

Let the voters decide when they want a raise. Have a referendum.

How about making Congress obey the current Constitution first before moving on to make new amendments?

Just a thought.

 

[Votto]

I don’t think Congress has had a raise in 15 years

They are underpaid

It is amazing how they can own a dozen mansions worth millions all across the globe on a salary of only around $100,000.

They must all be expert investors who get really lucky.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

That would be monumentally stupid.

You have to consider the scope of the job. You have to look at the responsibilities they assume when they accept the job. Do you really want the guy who gets to vote to declare war on another country getting paid$13 an hour?




Blind trusts would work in this instance...



Why?



This doesn't really make any sense...




Would you be willing to accept those conditions for your job? No, of course not. And you would say you shouldn't because you're not responsible for running the country.

Which would bring us back to the point about minimum wage...



So you said, although there doesn't seem to be any viable reason for it...



More explanation is required here.

You seem to always want to be poised to punish someone for taking the job. That just seems odd to me. You punish them by voting them out of office.

I want them to be well-paid. The mere suggestion of minimum wage is retarded. They have a responsibility that most people would never want to accept. They should be dealt with and paid accordingly...

Back in the day, before the Civil War, congressmen held a job in the district that they represented because there was no government paycheck, travel for days, thus they would vote so to make their districts better. Senators were appointed by the Governor of the State and if the Governor went from Democrat to Republican, then the Senators would be changed also. Not so much now, it is all about their power and what they do to keep it. Scumbag establishment Republicans and Demoncraps, need to fucking go.

 

[norwegen]

Let the voters decide when they want a raise. Have a referendum.

Agreed. The people and the states are their employers. Employees don't get to determine their own salaries.

They're grossly overpaid.

 

[Canon Shooter]

Back in the day, before the Civil War, congressmen held a job in the district that they represented because there was no government paycheck, travel for days, thus they would vote so to make their districts better. Senators were appointed by the Governor of the State and if the Governor went from Democrat to Republican, then the Senators would be changed also. Not so much now, it is all about their power and what they do to keep it. Scumbag establishment Republicans and Demoncraps, need to fucking go.

Back in the day, before the Civil War, women didn't shave their armpits or trim up their tingly parts. Congressmen would shit in a shed that had a hole in the floor. They rode horses for days to where they wanted to go and owned slaves.

Times change, Chief. Get on board with that...

 

[Canon Shooter]

Agreed. The people and the states are their employers. Employees don't get to determine their own salaries.

They're grossly overpaid.

A person who's been in Congress for ten years makes less than $200K a year. That's not a lot of money when you consider the job they are asked to perform...

 

[rightwinger]

How about making Congress obey the current Constitution first before moving on to make new amendments?

Just a thought.

We have something called a Supreme Court if Congress does not follow the Constitution

Why don’t you give it a try?

 

[norwegen]

A person who's been in Congress for ten years makes less than $200K a year. That's not a lot of money when you consider the job they are asked to perform...

That's you're opinion.

Pay them a modest salary, make them handle the affairs of the state and not of the people, and pull them down from their pedestals like they're servents rather than rulers, and see how many stay in office for life.

 

[rightwinger]

A person who's been in Congress for ten years makes less than $200K a year. That's not a lot of money when you consider the job they are asked to perform...

Very few top executives would accept the $176,000 every member makes regardless of experience

 

[norwegen]

Very few top executives would accept the $176,000 every member makes regardless of experience

Congressrats are not executives.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

That would be monumentally stupid.

You have to consider the scope of the job. You have to look at the responsibilities they assume when they accept the job. Do you really want the guy who gets to vote to declare war on another country getting paid$13 an hour?




Blind trusts would work in this instance...



Why?



This doesn't really make any sense...




Would you be willing to accept those conditions for your job? No, of course not. And you would say you shouldn't because you're not responsible for running the country.

Which would bring us back to the point about minimum wage...



So you said, although there doesn't seem to be any viable reason for it...



More explanation is required here.

You seem to always want to be poised to punish someone for taking the job. That just seems odd to me. You punish them by voting them out of office.

I want them to be well-paid. The mere suggestion of minimum wage is retarded. They have a responsibility that most people would never want to accept. They should be dealt with and paid accordingly...

Obviously you prefer the corrupt, lying, violent, psychopathic tax dollar money laundering asswipes that are in office.

Their government benefits would outweigh any and all high dollar wages they would make during their HONEST careers in office.

Just like self-entitled, tantrum throwing toddlers.........politicians need to be restricted and heavily controlled.
If they are going to lie, then they need to be punished.

These are not typical "jobs", these are positions of power that are supposed to be for the BENEFIT of the country, not the cause of its DESTRUCTION!

They are supposed to SERVE THE PEOPLE, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!

A tight rein on them is what is needed. If they don't like it, they can go flip burgers for a living.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

A person who's been in Congress for ten years makes less than $200K a year. That's not a lot of money when you consider the job they are asked to perform...

Their job consists of sitting in a huge room listening to panderings, meanderings, and filibusters while on their phones playing Angry Birds. And they only perform ACTUAL work about 1/3 of the year, the rest of the time they are just sitting on their asses doing nothing productive.

I'd say they are hellaciously overpaid, and need to have their pay cut drastically.

 

[norwegen]

Obviously you prefer the corrupt, lying, violent, psychopathic tax dollar money laundering asswipes that are in office.

Their government benefits would outweigh any and all high dollar wages they would make during their HONEST careers in office.

Just like self-entitled, tantrum throwing toddlers.........politicians need to be restricted and heavily controlled.
If they are going to lie, then they need to be punished.

These are not typical "jobs", these are positions of power that are supposed to be for the BENEFIT of the country, not the cause of its DESTRUCTION!

They are supposed to SERVE THE PEOPLE, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!

A tight rein on them is what is needed. If they don't like it, they can go flip burgers for a living.

True dat.

No one forces them to seek positions that pay $176,000. And no one would force them to seek those same positions if they paid $20,000.

And people would still seek them.

 

[Canon Shooter]

That's you're opinion.

Pay them a modest salary, make them handle the affairs of the state and not of the people, and pull them down from their pedestals like they're servents rather than rulers, and see how many stay in office for life.

Well, the suggestion was that they be paid minimum wage.

That's fucking retarded.

Someone performing a job of great responsibility needs to be compensated for performing that job. Don't like it? Run for office, win, and every year give back to the government everything you earned beyond minimum wage. You wouldn't do that job for minimum wage, why should they?

A United States Senator makes less than $200K a year. You're wanting someone who represents say, in the case of Texas, almost 30,000,000 people to make how much? $50K a year? Minimum wage? That's ridiculous.

How much would they have to pay you to be a Congressman or Senator?

 

[Canon Shooter]

Their job consists of sitting in a huge room listening to panderings, meanderings, and filibusters while on their phones playing Angry Birds. And they only perform ACTUAL work about 1/3 of the year, the rest of the time they are just sitting on their asses doing nothing productive.

I'd say they are hellaciously overpaid, and need to have their pay cut drastically.

Congress declares war.

You want someone who makes minimum wage to be in a position to declare war on someone?

That's fucking retarded...