1,052,211
Yes please. And we need HALF the number as replacements. They do NOT need apartments in DC. We have Skype now. If they need to travel, pay a per diem. Civil servant salary. See who has the calling to serve then!
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
5,772,575
Richie,
Not only are they overpaid, but they have better medical insurance. And Barbara Todaro makes an excellent point. A
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
938,537
Richie, we do that every two years with the ENTIRE House of Representatives and one third of the SENATE.
We the people return them to office 93% of the time because they spend money on us in the form of entitlements and wasteful pork spending; we continue to be influenced by lobbyists and special interest groups with their TV commercials who the re-elected politicians become more beholden to.
We the people are responsible for a lot of the blame. The Senate has historically overridden the spirit of the Constitution where it takes 60 votes to take up legislation, let alone vote on it. These outdated Senate rules created to protect slavery need to be expunged. Last time I checked the Constitution it was a simple majority not 60 votes that was needed to pass legislation in the Senate, except for important Executive appointments, treaties, and to convict impeached officials.
As several have said TERM LIMITS is needed and WE THE PEOPLE can bypass congressional introduction of a Constitutional Amendment by going the State Legislature/State Convention route. Our Founding Fathers truly were wise individuals and foresaw how corrupting power could be, when they devised an alternative method to propose and ratify a Constitutional Amendment.
How about it America? If it is a RED state-BLUE State Issue(and hopefully it isn't) the Red States could easily pass a term limit amendment for the 3/4ths of the states to vote on for ratification.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
3,345,091
YES. And replace them with people who truly understand what it means to serve the greater good of all ... not their own greedy self-interests and the expense of so many who pay the ultimate price.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
5,104,931
Indeed I would and my state legislature, my local county commissioners, school board members, etc. Why stop with Washington, DC?
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
3,383,334
I would like to fire all of them and get rid of the benefits they continue to get after they are out of office. I would also like to disallow all lobbies.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,231,853
Most are millionaires many time over with, very few have served in the military. Take from the poor & give to the rich! Okay . . . I better leave now.
Yes, we can vote them OUT.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
2,182,552
I'd like to see Congress also have TERM LIMITS
Senate - two 6yr terms
House - three 4yr terms
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
4,882,355
Yes, a fresh start would be nice.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,513,143
It is called term limits!
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
5,583,278
no, the next group would be "criminal mentality" too.... they're all cut from the same cloth....
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
2,061,814
I don't want to fire them. I want to require them to live by the same rules as we do. The same health care, the same retirement program... etc...
As soon as they have to live by our rules, everything would be fixed.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
2,759,812
Sadly, Congress has become a self-serving entity and they have lost touch with the folks who put them in office. I really feel sorry for them as they do not understand that what goes around, comes around. It is up to us to make the decisions as who will honorably represent the citizens of this Great Country. I hope all will pray for a change of heart.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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TeamCHI - Complete Hom...
Brentwood, TN
617,935
Richie,
I have a friend who is a Congressmen. While there are some in Congress who are less than they should be, the system is flawed and needs fixing. A new batch of people in the same flawed system will yield the same results.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
4,800,082
It's time we did some serious housecleaning and changed the way elections work in the US.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,725,996
Agree completely and further, Congress should not just pass lots of new overbearing laws that exacerbate our lives.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,216,409
Don't even get me started!
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
3,626,530
Damn right, replace them all and start over.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
634,482
We the voters are responsible for the people who get elected. Sorry to be less-than-positive but I am not confident the American voters wil elect a better group.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
6,393,609
No,
ever read Animal Farm?
The next batch would not be any different.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
2,707,721
Why stop with Congress????
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
2,684,109
My State of Florida has term limits on our State Legislature, and on our Governor. There is no "lifetime paycheck" when a Florida State Senator or Representative's term is over.
If only Washington, DC could do likewise!
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
3,988,007
The majority of them should be fired. The ones that go in trying to make a difference are shut out and handicapped and ineffective. It is a sad state of affairs and they don't care about the constituents once they taste the power.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
3,986,258
That would be a mad house, I would like to see term limits
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,502,998
Not all of Congress is bad/inept. I'm sure there is a brand new intern somewhere who still has the thought of helping people.
I'd like to see term limits put in place so that there is a steady stream of fresh blood. No more career politicians who have lost touch with the people they are supposed to serve.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
823,579
I have to believe that there are good men and women out there who can work to make our country better without all the egos and politics. It is time that we bring our country together.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
900,128
3,071,489
7,836,164
A fresh start would be a good idea. Term limits should be considered.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
2,538,633
Good morning Richie. We get what we deserve, we vote then in, so no point in complaining about them.
Would love to see term limits and need to put that on the ballots so that we can prevail.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,525,616
I agree with your statement but I don't think firing all the politicians would help.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
4,319,419
Richie Alan Naggar - there is a saying - a known devil is better than unknown angel....
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
3,164,294
federal and state and please can fire my local commissioners too, cause they are all just as bad our for votes and to hell with the job of representing the people.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
2,178,603
Tell me this is NOT an April Fools joke and is really possible!
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
2,362,977
1,157,785
It is for the American people to decide what to do.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,844,301
Yes & I think we should stop paying them while we're at it. Send them packin' with no money on how to get home.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
84,578
I like Warren Buffet's answer about balancing the budget
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA