(2007-06-05) — A draft bill, making the rounds on Capitol Hill this week, borrows the idea of a point system from the proposed immigration reform bill and applies it to members of Congress to determine whether they may remain in office.
The immigration point system would grade those who wished to move to the U.S. according to their education, job skills, ability to speak and read English, and family ties with U.S. citizens.
The Congressional point system, however, would evaluate members of the House and Senate according to their stewardship of taxpayer dollars, commitment to enforce existing laws, actual results on the job, and their ability to use the English language to say what they mean and mean what they say.
Under the draft measure, roughly 93 percent of sitting members of Congress would fail to make the cut, and thus would face deportation from Washington D.C. to their home states.
Experts noted that a conference committee will reconcile the House and Senate versions of the legislation to eliminate any actual impact.
8 responses so far ↓
1 MargeinMI // Jun 5, 2007 at 6:46 am
God Bless America!
2 Hawkeye // Jun 5, 2007 at 6:59 am
Sounds like a great plan Scott! If only it were so.
3 Darthmeister // Jun 5, 2007 at 7:17 am
Well, William Jefferson (D-Moon) could at least pay his citizenship fine of $5,000 from the $100,000 bribe money he got.
4 camojack // Jun 5, 2007 at 7:20 am
“Experts noted that a conference committee will reconcile the House and Senate versions of the legislation to eliminate any actual impact.”
Ain’t that the truth…
5 Len Peracchio // Jun 5, 2007 at 8:42 am
Now this is better than term limits.. a 93% clean up of the Pig pen might just be what we have needed in order to get things done for a change … HURRAH!
But do we really expect that Pelosy and Reid and Congress will do anything about this and give up their Ego trips, Power grab, Corruption, and waste of tax payews money?? NAHHHH .. But it is a heck of a DREAM!
6 Len Peracchio // Jun 5, 2007 at 8:42 am
Now this is better than term limits.. a 93% clean up of the Pig pen might just be what we have needed in order to get things done for a change … HURRAH!
But do we really expect that Pelosi and Reid and Congress will do anything about this and give up their Ego trips, Power grab, Corruption, and waste of tax payews money?? NAHHHH .. But it is a heck of a DREAM!
7 gafisher // Jun 5, 2007 at 11:30 am
As long as there’s a path to incumbency it might be OK; after all, these are people doing things no American would do …
8 da Bunny // Jun 5, 2007 at 12:05 pm
gafisher…#7
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