I have an idea to fix Congress. Fire everybody in Congress...today. Give them some U-haul boxes for their stuff and have Capital Police escort them all, Representatives and Senate, out of the building to the curb.
Replace them with Farmers and Ranchers, police and fire leaders, Small business owners, school teachers, Truck drivers, factory supervisors, Military senior NCO's, Accountants. No lawyers eligible. No one with a Political Science major eligible. Only people who actually work for a living and produce goods and services as a matter of course. Make this a SERVICE position and only employ people with a proven track record of successful production, supervision and management skills. Require resumes and each state create a hiring board who is responsible for approving candidates.
Pay a set salary, commensurate with the high end of the average income in America today, some travel pay, for necessary travel. Provide an office for them in their home state and in the Capital in D.C. Provide housing. Something along the lines of Military base housing.
Require them to be at work for 2000 hours a year, either in the D.C. or State office. That's 40 hours a week for 50 weeks. Two weeks vacation. If they miss a certain number of votes, dock their pay. Provide the same kind of employer medical insurance that we might see in a medium sized corporation. Maybe adapt the United Auto Workers Union employment contract, with the added housing and travel benefits.
No stock trades allowed during their service period and no lobby jobs for X number of years after their terms end. TERM LIMITS! No career politicians. After they have been elected for the two or three terms allowed, they are no longer eligible to run again for any national office.
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