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Support the Vow of Poverty Bill

Are you tired of public officials being bribed by book deals, art deals, insider trading, real estate scams and the likes, or employing family members with high paying no-show NGO or campaign jobs?

Let’s see if you can be a part of slowing government corruption. It seems like any politician that would not support the below Bill, is in it for themselves, and not in it to be our public servant.

Please print and mail it in a letter to your representatives.

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Please consider supporting a Bill or Constitutional Amendment to help restore trust in our elected officials. There are laws in place to prevent officials from taking graft; however, there is still an appearance that some have found loop holes in these laws. We need a straight forward law to close those loop holes, and prevent politicians from being influenced by monetary gains.

The intent of this Bill or Constitutional Amendment is to establish elected officials seek office to serve the people, and not to obtain monetary gain for themselves and family. The suggested wording of the Bill/Amendment is as follows:

Vow of Poverty Bill

The net worth of a sitting US President, US Congressman or US Senator may not increase by more than 10% per year while they are in office, and for a period of 5 years after leaving office.

The net worth of the descendants, spouse, siblings, and other direct family member of a sitting US President, US Congressman, or US Senator may not increase by more than 10% per year while they are in office, and for a period of 5 years after they leave office, if a preponderance of evidence indicates those net worth increases were the result of the US President, US Congressman or US Senator being in office.

Candidates running for US President, US Congress or US Senate shall publicly declare their net worth to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) prior to running for office, annually while in office, and for a period of 5 years after leaving office.

Net worth increases exceeding those described above must be forfeited to the Social Security trust fund. Market fluctuations in the value of real estate and other physical assets owned prior to office, inheritances, and increases from government salaries are exempt.

Willful misrepresentation of net worth shall be grounds for disqualification, impeachment, and/or forfeiture of such net worth to the Social Security trust fund.