George Rebane
When the people fear their government there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson
The following was forwarded by an RR reader. Please think about it, and do something.
Amendment 28
Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United
States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives,
and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or
Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the
United States.
Sounds fair to me
Posted by: Dixon Cruickshank | 19 November 2009 at 06:57 PM
Can you please give me a couple of DOCUMENTED AND SOURCED examples of laws made that apply to the people but do not apply to members of the Senate or House of Representatives?
Posted by: steven frisch | 20 November 2009 at 06:33 AM
The asymmetries between the rights and privileges of members of Congress and other high officials of the federal government are many and some purposely not very visible. The most irritable differences are in the members’ pension and benefit packages, in addition to those that allow them to use public monies to maintain their jobs. The upcoming national healthcare makeover is probably what launched the latest call for this amendment in the emails and blogosphere. For example –
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20091120/DVTONLINE03/91119032/1052/rss09
Examples of longstanding entrenched asymmetries may be found in US Code sections that include –
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Freedom of Information Act
Ethics in government laws (to a lesser extent)
Personal Gain outside Federal Employment
A slew of Labor and Employment Laws
More through these links –
http://www.rules.house.gov/Archives/jcoc2ai.htm
http://www.heritage.org/research/governmentreform/bu218.cfm
Posted by: George Rebane | 20 November 2009 at 09:26 AM