Ok read this:
36 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 buisinesses
3 have done time for assult
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 currently are defendants in lawsuits AND
84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year
CAN YOU GUESS WHO THIS IS????
It's the 535 members of the United States Congress.
The same group of idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
But do they follow them??? And they just voted themselves $15,000 per month pension for life after serving only one year in congress!!
Think about that the next time you vote for the same congress members again.
What is your opinion on this???
2006-11-01 11:13:27 · 17 answers · asked by number8rocks@prodigy.net 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
does this not just prove that they are human and we all make mistakes from time to time! i think we all expect our government bodies to be whiter than white, take big bill clinton, he was well kicked into touch for liking a cigar or two, tony blair, he likes chase the bone that george likes to throw for him! point is why are we surprised when we find this out, they are no different than us, and prone to debt, run ins with the law etc
2006-11-01 11:21:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The people who make laws have previously broken them? I find this very intresting. And I didn't even know there was 535 members. But about voting I'm sure people who run will be people arrested for some of these reasons too.
2006-11-01 11:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by Sandy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i really hate the part about voting themselves $15,000 per month pension for life after serving only one year in congress. it only seems like this guy only served to gain an easy living.
is this $15,000 coming out of the citizen's tax money?
i hate how the governments wastes everyone's money for their own benefit.
2006-11-03 00:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by cruel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is so stupid, they make all that money and don't do a dam thing, that's is why they fight so hard to stay in power, not because they want to fix anything, but because of the money they get and the health care for their families, all they are thinking about is their retirement and easy street. And it doesn't matter who you vote in because once they get in their, they don't want to let go of that easy money, and if their not crooked when they go in they will be once their in. Power corrupts.
2006-11-01 11:22:35 · answer #4 · answered by hexa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is so amazing! I can't believe that if they can enforce the laws they should be able to follow them! They should make a law that any congress mamberes can't have bee behind bars for any reason at all! toodles
2006-11-01 11:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
-50% payroll reduction, without liquidating their staffs
-Elimination of legal financial perks (Believe me, expense accounts on Capitol Hill are SVEET!!!)
-Reduction of pension by 75%, and eligibility is garnered only after the completion of a full term
That's what they need, up on the Hill!
2006-11-01 11:20:04 · answer #6 · answered by sjsosullivan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont forget the 1 that needs to b jailed for 4 sending inappropriate messages to minors!
2006-11-01 11:18:48 · answer #7 · answered by Simply Me 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok.
Take your neighborhood for example. The hundred people who live closest to you.
If you really knew them. I mean, REALLY knew them,
you'd find about the same percentage of 'criminals' among them.
The world isn't perfect.
But you know that already.
2006-11-01 11:18:00 · answer #8 · answered by almostdead 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its no surprise to me. Every politician was or still is a sleazy human being under all that "image " they portray.
2006-11-01 11:17:25 · answer #9 · answered by deadbirdfinder 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah it stinks, but will we all band together to get rid of them? And if we do will we end up with another group of liars and crooks?
2006-11-01 11:20:38 · answer #10 · answered by e260aaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋