Notes from Dottie and the Sommers -We are going to Africa in 2013

To Dottie:

Congratulations on the wedding of your granddaughter.  Such a wonderful
occasion.  Nan and I just got home from two + weeks on the east coast.
Chuck and Marilyn just got home an OAT Turkey trip.  We four went on the
China trip together this past spring.  That is a good one.  We're doing the
initial planning for OAT Africa in '13.  Wanna come? Cheers, Tom
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Dorothy Erdman [mailto:derdman14@gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 9:06 AM
Subject: Our trip starting tomorrow
 
Hi Everyone,
 
Bob and I are headed out tomorrow morning for about 10 days.  We'll be
attending our granddaughter's wedding in northern California.  Our plans
are to be back home on November 16th before dark.
 
Have a great Veteran's Day weekend, and please give special remembrance to
our past and present members of our armed services.  They have done so much
and are continuing to keep us safe and sound.
 
Love,  Dottie Erdman
 

 

New post from Dottie

This makes such good sense to me that I simply had to share it with almost everyone on my email list.  Thank you for reading it thoroughly. 

Love,  Dottie

Subject: ABSOLUTELY NECESSITY

     You are one of my 20....... Ok, I added a couple in case I have dated e-mail addresses for some of you.

   The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified!  Why?  Simple!  The people demanded it.  That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail,

 before cell phones, etc.

  

 Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.

 I'm asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.

  

 In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message.  This is one idea that really should be passed around.

  

 Congressional Reform Act of 2011

 1. Term Limits.

  

         12 years only, one of the possible options below..

  

                 A. Two Six-year Senate terms

  

                 B. Six Two-year House terms

  

                 C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms

  

 2.  No Tenure / No Pension.

  

            A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

  

 3.  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.

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

 8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11.

   

 The American people did not make the current contract with Congressmen. Congressmen 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.

 Maybe it is 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.