REPUBLICAN (BREACH OF) CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

[gatorboy]

http://www.house.gov/house/Contract/CONTRACT.html

On the first day of the 104th Congress, the new Republican majority will immediately pass the following major reforms, aimed at restoring the faith and trust of the American people in their government:


* FIRST, require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply equally to the Congress;
* SECOND, select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of Congress for waste, fraud or abuse;
* THIRD, cut the number of House committees, and cut committee staff by one-third;
* FOURTH, limit the terms of all committee chairs;
* FIFTH, ban the casting of proxy votes in committee;
* SIXTH, require committee meetings to be open to the public;
* SEVENTH, require a three-fifths majority vote to pass a tax increase;
* EIGHTH, guarantee an honest accounting of our Federal Budget by implementing zero base-line budgeting.

Thereafter, within the first 100 days of the 104th Congress, we shall bring to the House Floor the following bills, each to be given full and open debate, each to be given a clear and fair vote and each to be immediately available this day for public inspection and scrutiny.

1. THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT: A balanced budget/tax limitation amendment and a legislative line-item veto to restore fiscal responsibility to an out- of-control Congress, requiring them to live under the same budget constraints as families and businesses.
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Anyone ask them how that's been working out lately?

[Greeby]

1. Contract ON America might be more accurate nt

[EFerrari]

4. That's what we always say, too. nt

[ShortnFiery]

2. Some additions ...

The Republican Leadership may shoot their friends in the face with shotguns and bugger underage male Pages at will.

It's only a crime when A Democrat does it.

The Party of Family Values strikes again. :eyes:

[Rex]

3. It was all a lie. They never meant for it to apply to them.

Just like Bush saying he would bring honor and integrity back to the White House. Bitch, please!

[Dawgs]

5. Weren't there some Congresspeople that said they would step down...

after twelve years, with or without a term limit law being passed?

Well, guess how many years it's been since "The Contract".