Thank you, Congress, for finally giving American citizens a tool for removing the destructive, incompetent, Socialist and generally greedy and un-American members of your organization.
 
In a childish fit of political grandstanding, the House passed a Bill of Attainder aimed at taking back bonus payments to AIG employees, bonus payments that are authorized and approved by the previous 'Stimulus Bill.'
 
This is the chink in Congressional armor that real U.S. citizens have been waiting for. Now, we have Constitutional authority to remove the radicals, the Socialists, the greedy, and the rabidly un-American from Congressional ranks, and an opportunity to strike the Fear of God into members of Congress who survive this weeding-out.
 
Look at the U.S. Constitution about midway through Article 1, Section 9, where you will find the statement "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed."

Then look at the U.S. Constitution, Article 2, at the end of Section 1, where you will find the statement "Before he (the President-elect) enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath of Affirmation: -- 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.'"

Then look at the U.S. Constitution, at the end of Article 6, where you will find the statement "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; . . ."

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a Bill of Attainder in violation of Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution.

Many members of the House of Representatives created, sponsored, co-sponsored, and voted to approve, that Bill of Attainder, thus placing themselves in direct violation of their Oath of Office in which they swore to uphold and support the U.S. Constitution. By violating their Oath of Office, the violators immediately voided their authority to hold elected office. Those guilty of violating their Oath of Office are no longer authorized to remain in office. They must resign immediately, effective retroactively to the date when they participated in creation of the AIG bonuses Bill of Attainder, and must remove their belongings and vacate their office immediately. Anyone who refuses to go, and tries to remain in office, is guilty of impersonating an elected official and must be removed by force if necessary.

A House member in violation of the Oath of Office very likely has a long history of other Constitutional violations that also are Oath of Office violations. The Tenth Amendment is fertile ground for a search for violations. What has the House member done that violates restrictions placed on the federal government by the Tenth Amendment? Think 'earmarks' and unfunded mandates, for example. Then check the Second Amendment that prohibits 'infringement' of the people's right to Keep and Bear Arms. How many Bills have been created that 'infringe' on the right guaranteed by the Second Amendment? Look at the Fifth Amendment. How many Bills have been created that use government regulation to deprive property owners of the use of their property 'without just compensation'?

Revocation of authority to hold office for violation of the Oath of Office to protect the U.S. Constitution is retroactive to the FIRST violation, even if that violation happened decades ago. Retroactive to the time of FIRST violation, the elected official must return all pay, expense reimbursements, office rent, staff salaries and other income, and the violator's name and vote must be removed from all legislation from the date of FIRST violation forward in time to the present, with the status of enacted laws adjusted to reflect this new vote count. This applies as well to members of Congress who are retired. Even if the individual violator somehow manages to stay in office, all seniority and retirement credits must be reset to the date of FIRST violation of that individual's Oath of Office.

When a Bill is drafted, Constitutional authority for the Bill must be included in the text at the very start of the Bill. If there is no Constitutional authority, that too must be included as part of the text. Of course, creating and approving a bill for which there is no Constitutional authority is an automatic Oath of Office violation.

All members of Congress, and the President, must be required to pass a written examination of the content of each Bill. That requires that every page of the Bill must be read, and must be understood sufficiently to correctly answer questions concerning the factual material on every page. House and Senate membership collectively, and the President, must score a minimum of 95% correct answers on an examination of the Bill's content before the Bill can be voted upon and become law. There will be a time limit to complete the examination, after which the Bill expires and the examination process must begin anew. Let's not have any more Bills with tens of thousands of pages and weighing twenty pounds per copy that become law without lawmakers reading and understanding the Bill's content.

William Jud