And although phone calls and e-mails are important methods of constituent communication, they are by nature vulnerable to the 'delete all' button of the overworked staffers. And they, above all else, want to please the boss. To attain these goals, I respectfully request that the 106th Congress immediately take the following actions, being mindful that three-fourths of all Americans also want these same four actions taken. Amend the Constitution to allow Congress to set reasonable campaign spending limits that apply to both challenger and incumbent candidates - then pass the laws necessary to do it. Ban all gifts and donations from individuals, corporations, lobbyists, foreign governments, and Political Action Committees to all Federal Officials, elected or appointed .
Incumbents can then finance their own re-election campaigns.
Amend the Constitution to establish Lifetime Term Limits of two elected terms for the Senate and no more than six elected terms for the House of Representatives, and to permit each State to set shorter terms for its delegation. The Constitutional Amendment will take effect upon ratification by the States. Sitting Congressmen over the limits could finish their current term. This 106th Congress, exactly like the several Congresses before it, is running up more debt while promising tax cuts now and a balanced budget sometime in the future, maybe in seven years, or maybe ten . Congress must either increase taxes or cut spending.