Tea Parties and Congressional Pay

The following e-mail was forwarded to me. I could not identify the original sender or whose idea this is, but it is a good one.

Beginning of e-mail.

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn't pay into Social Security, 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 that is being considered...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. This is a good way to do that. It is an idea whose time has come
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Proposed 28 the 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 Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States. "
Each person contact a minimum of twenty people on their Address list, in turn ask each of those to do likewise.

Then in three days, all people in The United States of America will have the Message. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.

This came with another e-mail from the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity. It is an excellent organization and thankfully not affiliated with, nor endorsing the “National Tea Party.”

I am glad people are getting together but to me, it flies in the face of the Tea Party movement to appeal to grassroots people. The “National Tea Party” is charging a lot of money to people who want to hear Sarah Palin speak.

I am a Palin fan but I wish the organizing groups would not call their event what they are; a 549 dollar registration fee is not what grass root involvement is about. This does not include hotel accommodations. This smacks of east coast “Republicans” like Snowe and Collins.

I am sure this is a way for these Republican lite people to get together without running into the likes of Joe the plumber.

In March I will be attending the “American Dream” summit in Wisconsin Dells sponsored by Americans for Prosperity. Registration cost is 39 dollars.