*Congressional Reform Act of 2013

1. No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office.


2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.


3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.


4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.


5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.


6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.


7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 12/31/13. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women.


Congressmen/women made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.


If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Don't you think it's time?


THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!

If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete.
You are one of my 20+
Please keep it going.

Two quick points : there are no beans in Texas Chili, the Chili goes on the the beans for the tender feet.

The other is I am not allowed to make chili for my family any more. Probably would have come as "moderate with well balanced heat and flavor complexity but not really hot enough?

And on that day so long ago, just who were the Undocumented Aliens?

Dave

On naval ships, the surgical operating room is usually placed at the center of both roll and pitch. That is usually buried in the middle of the ship but some place topside from that "center" might be your best bet. Somebody in the crew should be able to help you.

Dave

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First a general but sincere "Thank you" to every one. The drawing was more than adequate and helpful. The suggestion to usse paste wax to dull out shiny places is priceless and would never be found in a textbook.

One of the problems with this shoot is that this bed, a family heirloom ended up with us since we had the only available space that could remotely accommodate it. It is over 150 years old and was designed for a time when high ceilings (even our 10' ceiling fall about 4'short of the full height). I was able to accommodate this by hanging the top medallion from the ceiling by a small hook. It leaves the medallion a bit low but, so far, no one has note=iced it.

I have only seen three like it-this one, one in another, distant branch of the family and the one in the Smithsonian, which is the least well preserved of the three.

The object of these photos will be to sell the bed and matching dressing table so that we can share the proceeds with the family. Also, my wife and I would like to have images to remind us this set that has lived with us for about 25 years

That would be all well and good if they really wanted to change the constitution. But it would seem that they want to destroy it. I don't think that political science is their preferred tool.

Dave

That would be all well and good if they really wanted to change the constitution. But it would seem that they want to destroy it. I don't think that political science is their preferred tool.

Dave

We have an antique bed which I need to photograph. This thing is huge and, therefore, must be shot where it stands. It in crammed into a smallish bedroom and the natural lighting is not the best. So, what I would like is some ideas for lighting and angles. The wood is dark and may be a bit reflective. There is also a matching dressing table with a mirror in the same room which is its own problem.

My kit should support most ideas that you folks might offer-5D mkII, wide angle lenses, and an assortment of lighting equipment.

Thanks in advance.

Dave

I use the smallest Think Tank roller since at my age, I have some difficulty carrying a bag large enough to hold my kit.

Dave

I agree except that the actual depth of the medical support triange is much larger than that.

Dave

I particularly liked the quote from Solzhenitsyn.

For me, my Glock 30 w/2 extra mags and my old Rem 870 w/"deer barrel" for back up constitute my militia gear.

Dpn't forget your high intensity flash:)

Dave

That is true. What is also true is that eventually christians identified that behavior as bad and dealt with it. To me, the failure, over the centuries, for them to see these things as wrong and to try to deal with it, is the base problem. As it is the code is as long as you don't do these bad things to Muslims, at least those you don't consider heretics, you are good to go.

Dave

Amen Brother

Dave

On another note, if in any other group, a significant sub-group began to behave in the same uncivilized way that the Islamic militants have done, the main stream of the group would erupt into protest over the harm to their reputation if not for shame of the absolute wrongness of that behavior.

I am still waiting for something more vigorous than some clucking into well stroked beards.

Dave