The 6-5 decision by the State Employees' Retirement System to restore Mellow's pension sets a dangerous precedent that will open the door for other convicts to request to get their pensions restored.
- The Inquirer Editorial Board, Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News
The best prescription for congressional reform: improved committee-centric form of legislature, electing three committee heads each year as part of a one-vote electoral system while introducing a third party in the form of public opinion; ban money from elections by making campaigns free; criminalize political contributions as a form of bribery. Taiwan's legislature does not share the shortcomings of other nations' assemblies, and our legislature offers advantages that other nations' cannot match. Fordetails, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development. §1.9 §1.10 §5.1 §6.1 §6.10