Have any of you ever heard of ex post facto? Read the US Constitution, article 1, section 9 (if Alberto "Einstein" Gonzales hasn't finished shreding it yet). See if you can find this term and for extra point define it. Also, if people like you folks would quit voting for idiots, you wouldn have a lot less to complain about.

I don't understand why the taxpayers have to provide a pension for what was supposed to be a part time position. They should cancel all elected officials pensions. Who needs full time legislators with big pensions and lifetime medical benefits?

finacial windfalls for those going to washington must stop now all pensions for elected persons including the president past present and future should stop now they are not royalty thats why we seperated from england all lobbyist bearing gifts should get 10 years in a fed prison general population along with those who recieve those free gifts for votes and term limits to keep them from becoming powerful senate leaders there should be no powerful leaders in our goverment for the power to govern comes the governed we the people the goverment for the people by the people senate and house members are servents of the people

I don't understand why the politicians receiving the pensions when they are convicted of crimes while in office are not fined an amount equal to their pensions for whatever length of time it takes to pay their debts to society. When the debt to society is paid let the criminal petition the courts to have their pensions restored. In the case of convicted felons before they can petition the courts they must have their civil rights restored. This method would have some fairness to the taxpayers.

I used to wonder why anyone would spend millions of dollars to run for office. now I know. I guess for most of our politicians "Crime does pay" Vote them out of office!!!!!!!