Not only is this irresponsible, it tells me that those people don't take their jobs seriously. It's like a game to them. Especially the ones who have been there many, many terms. I'm fed up with that attitude.
“It’s like a game to them. Especially the ones who have been there many, many terms. I’m fed up with that attitude.”
Maybe they need reform, too, reckon? How about...
Plan 1: Term limit Senate members to one 6yr term, House members to two 3yr terms...and require all of them to physically be in their districts at least 50% of the time.
(That’s right...phone it in, fax it in, tele-conference, IM, whatever. “All politics is local”, right? Welcome home, Boss Hogs.)
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Plan 2: Require House members to apply for salary/staff funding every four months. Defund the Senate, caulk up the chamber & fill it with fish.