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4. The problem is that most of the email's claims are FALSE

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:18 PM

Mar 2012

It claims that members of Congress aren't subject to the laws which, in fact, they ARE subject to.

This BS has been circulating since at least 2009. Here are a couple more fact checks on it:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/28thamendment.asp

http://www.factcheck.org/2011/03/congressional-reform-act/

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I just received the email on a quote from Warren Buffet.... [View all] Yooperman Mar 2012 OP

Debunked by multiple fact-check sites pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #1

You are correct however, Yooperman Mar 2012 #3

The problem is that most of the email's claims are FALSE pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #4