Subject: All Hail Queen Nancy's 757

[August]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Honestly, this ranks up there with the tin-foil hat wearers worrying about Obama's birth certificate.

Maybe, but since when do Sergeants at Arms get into the jet requesting business for members of Congress?

Maybe, but since when do Sergeants at Arms get into the jet requesting business for members of Congress?

Since 9/11 when the security duties of the job were extended to include the Speakers travel.

[August]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Since 9/11 when the security duties of the job were extended to include the Speakers travel.

I haven't seen anything written to that effect but let me ask Platapus another question, who hires the Congressional Sergeant at Arms?

[donut]

We will never get out of the hole they have dug, For future generations. I will post here in the chain mail thread, another voted into law Congressional retirement plan that puts social security for the shame. When will they put there panties on one leg at a time ? Such greed !


Subject: Your Social Security

--- LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER" AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET.HENCEFORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!

KEEP IT GOING!!!!

Propose this in 2009:

START A BILL TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOCIAL SECURITY

----------------------------------

SOCIAL SECURITY:

(This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.)

Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do not collect from it.

You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a special plan for themselves.. So, many years ago they voted in theirown benefit plan.

In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan.

For all practical purposes their plan works like this:

When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die.

Except it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments...

For example, Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw $7, 800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives.

This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two Dignitaries.

Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will receive much more during the rest of their lives.

Their cost for this excellent plan is$0.00. NADA!!! ZILCH!!!

This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them.You and I pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from the General Funds;

"OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"!

From our own Social Security Plan,which you and I pay (or have paid) into, every payday until we retire(which amount is matched by our employer), We can expect to get an average of

$1,000 per month after retirement.

Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000 monthly benefits for 68 years and one (1) month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's benefits!

Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.

That change would be to

Jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators and Congressmen.. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us

Then sit back.....

And see how fast they would fix it!

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve.

How many people can YOU send this to?

Better yet......

How many peopleWILL you send this to?

Jul 1, 2009 09:31:10 PM, gflswr@dc.rr.comwrote:


This is a good and proper idea in today's circumstances!
Phil

Begin forwarded message:


Subject: Your Social Security

--- LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER" AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET.HENCEFORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!

KEEP IT GOING!!!!

Propose this in 2009:

START A BILL TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOCIAL SECURITY

----------------------------------

SOCIAL SECURITY:

(This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.)

Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do not collect from it.

You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a special plan for themselves.. So, many years ago they voted in theirown benefit plan.

In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan.

For all practical purposes their plan works like this:

When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die.

Except it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments...

For example, Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw $7, 800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives.

This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two Dignitaries.

Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will receive much more during the rest of their lives.

Their cost for this excellent plan is$0.00. NADA!!! ZILCH!!!

This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them.You and I pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from the General Funds;

"OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"!

From our own Social Security Plan,which you and I pay (or have paid) into, every payday until we retire(which amount is matched bayou employer), We can expect to get an average of

$1,000 per month after retirement.

Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000 monthly benefits for 68 years and one (1) month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's benefits!

Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.

That change would be to

Jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators and Congressmen.. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us

Then sit back.....

And see how fast they would fix it!

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve.

How many people can YOU send this to?

Better yet......

How many peopleWILL you send this to?

[SteamWake]

Tip... take time to edit it if you want it to be read

[donut]

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by donut

The green black blue purple fonts. I know its a copy past job but the colors alone are enough to put one off. Thats all.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by August

I haven't seen anything written to that effect but let me ask Platapus another question, who hires the Congressional Sergeant at Arms?

The Sergeant-at-Arms is not hired but elected by the House. It appears that the Speaker of the House has the authority to nominate who they wish to be the Sergeant-at-Arms but there is a formality of a vote of the entire house.

http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/h...s_at_arms.html

Gives a history of the position

http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/rules/rule2.html

Describes the official duties of the position

http://www.c-span.org/questions/weekly12.asp

The House Sergeant-at-Arms is Wilson Livingood, while Gregory Casey holds the position in the Senate. The Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader have the prerogative of selecting and nominating an individual for the post in their respective chambers. Their candidate must then be elected by majority vote of the full chamber, but this is a mere formality.

http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/98-835.pdf

Is a fact sheet from the CRS on the position