What do you have to do as a citizen to make it a vote as to whether your congressmen and senate get a raise?
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Check this site out;  It will outline the steps to take to get an  Amendment passed. not only the salary irks me but the free medical care and 15,000 a month retirement they receive,\nConstitutional Amendments - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net \nFacts and Information about amendments to the U.S. Constitution ... Constitutional Amendments. Amending the United States Constitution is no small task. ...www.usconstitution.net/constam.html \n\nYou can do it. You would have to get enough singatures to get the issue on the november ballot or call for a special election..  It's called a Constitutional   Amendment.
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Contact your local congressman, and create a relationship with him and his staff.  Express your idea and be persistent.  They are generally responsive of their local constituents, as the ones that contact them are the one's likely to vote.  It wouldn't hurt if you got together with other members of the community to push your view as well.  If it is a very local matter, you can contact city officials and aks if you can include their support and endorsement of your "community action" in lobbying congress.
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Goto the Sec. of State's website.  They're the ones who certify petitions.  There's numerous rules like the time frame you have to collect the required signatures to put it on a ballot, the wording of the statement on the ballot, etc.  \n\nSecond remember raising the min. wage generally will cause JOB LOSSES.  All that will happen is the companies doing business in CA will relocate jobs to another state/country, cutback on those jobs staying in the state, and reduce benefits to make up for the added cost.   Min. wage only works if EVERYONE plays by the same rules, otherwise it only hurts those in the state and benefits everyother state/country.
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Its not like you have to vote for EVERYONE running in EVERY political office in the nation.. Just you local reps... And you should Vote, if only for your own good.. For example, one topical highly debated is whether or not to raise the minimum wage from 5.15 to 7.50... You want the minimum wage raised dont you? Find out which of your local candidates supports it and go vote.. Or maybe you dont believe in abortion or stem cell research... Or even raising taxes at the DMV... Take 5 mintues to learn something, then get your a$$ out there and VOTE.... You Hippe...
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Sure they could. It's called voting. People need to direct more thought into voting. The American people vote their representatives into office, who in turn get to make the laws and vote for the President. Too many people sit idly by and don't make sure their voices are heard. Whenever there is an issue that I strongly have an opinion about, I make sure to call my Representative's office-be it a local, state, or Federal issue. This is the only way to make sure your opinion gets recorded! They are your elected reps. and are there for you, to vote according to the people of their districts. Signatures on a petition are just an amplification of this. Also, if more people who disagree with the system and would take action to run for office can you imagine the changes that would ocurr? I'm not saying any nutjob can get elected, but if you make sense and others agree with you then why not give it a try? People need to realize they are vested in the actions of this country whether they agree with them or not. We need to eliminate the people from office who do not represent our views as a whole. Our society needs to take action! Stop saying "It doesn't matter when I vote, so I'm not going to vote". That kind of attitude is what's gotten our system into the sorry mess it's in now. If you don't vote or take action, others who do vote will get control of things & quite possibly do things you don't agree with.
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its time to vote for people that do take this seriously and want to up hold the laws.  I have a feeling that if nothing is done there will be alot of new faces in congress.
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Politicians have learned that the way they get re-elected is to give the people what they want; for the most part, that is bread and circuses.  The only way to make it out of that trap is to (a) realize that you won't ever get something for nothing, (b) understand what the tradeoffs are in any given policy decision, and (c) make your voice known loudly and clearly to your elected representative when you have an opinion.\n\nNow, does this mean start calling your congressman to demand higher pay for fewer hours?  NO!  That's an uninformed, knee-jerk response.  First, understand that the only way employers can provide those benefits are to raise their prices - and then where does your higher pay go?  Maybe after you think about exactly what you are giving up in exchange for your higher pay, you still think it's a good idea.  Then, call your congressman, and make sure he knows you think higher prices are a reasonable tradeoff for higher pay.  That's an intelligent, informed, decision.
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No.  You do that on your own time.  What, you want to be paid to perform your civic duty too?  Jeesh.  The polls are open till 7.  Make time and stop making excuses.
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Contact your local congressperson.
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first, write a proposal for the law and send it to your congressmember. then, write a petition for your law and get people to sign it, and then request a meeting with your congressmember to talk about it. that's what i would do.
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Contact your senators and congressmen by email:\nhttp://www.congress.org
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Ironically, the United States passed the 27th Amendment in 1992, a leftover from the original Bill of Rights, which was intended to curb pay raise abuses in Congress.  It stipulates that any pay raise cannot go into effect until the next term.  Since an overwhelming number of congressmen are incumbents and constantly re-elected, this provision is rather meaningless.\n\nIn 1989, Congress approved an automatic cost-of-living increase each year that can only be stopped if Congress chooses to reject it.  Conveniently, Congress has refused to reject it yet.\n\nIf citizens complained more loudly to their representatives, they may be able to change the spending habits of Congress.  Unfortunately, this matter is just another one of a long list of matters that people complain about and later forget, meaning that Congress can continue to vote for pay increases without any political ramifications.\n\nI've linked a couple of interesting articles from some fiscally conservative organizations, The Cato Institute and Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), regarding this matter.
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An amendment to the constitution. Congress can only pass so many laws about voting, because in general elections are left up to the states. There's very little way for Congress to make anything uniform if it is left up to the states.
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Just bring an ID and something with your address on it.  ie phone bill, electric bill, etc when you go to vote.  And you can do it then.
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I believe they must establish residency in the district they represent. They may live elsewhere as long as they maintain their residency. Many senators and congressmen live in Washington DC while maintaining residency in their home state.
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If more than 50% of the citizens would vote, the elected officials would have a bigger mandate. Can you imagine what might happen if everyone voted? I venture to say it might surprise a few seasoned senators and congressmen if that happened!\nIf you want to see changes and power, find people who don't vote and get them registered and give them a ride to the polls.\n\nI believe our leaders should have about the same retirement plans as we have and they should not have free postage, medicines, and huge salaries beyond their performance. Write and tell them that.
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On a mayoral level, sure. On a senate level, best wishes. Talk congress and higher though? Even if you were as honest as they come you'd be consumed and eliminated by the 99% that aren't.