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clydefrand

(4,325 posts)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:52 AM Nov 2014

We need a new 'grass roots' movement:

I think we need to start a movement for electing only lower/middle (a max. of $100k, or, must at least have a full time job) income people for either house of Congress.
Then, they must swear they will NOT accept pay in excess of what they were already making in their private lives,
with the exception of actual expenses of the office.
Was reading a post about 'old' people not being in touch with current reality, so we may want an age limit of
perhaps 50 years old?
They must not have a criminal record.
Some things we should NOT consider would be such things as race, religion, sexual orientation, married or not married, and perhaps other items should be added.
JUST MAYBE, this would get the Democrats really interested in the election, at least to the point where they
will vote.

But, then, probably no one believes something like this would work and would not be willing to get on board
with the program.

I'm too old, getting too feeble to get anything organized.


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