Posted on 11/23/2010 3:13:29 PM PST by La Enchiladita
It seems like an insurmountable task for GOP candidates to take out the liberal fixtures of Nancy Pelosi, Charlie Rangel, and Barney Frank in congressional elections, but how about making them part-time workers instead? Perhaps that’s one way to minimize the amount of unpopular legislation coming out of Washington these days. Bobby Jindal thinks so. According to him, it’s about time we slice and dice the number of hours lawmakers have in a work day.
“We used to pay farmers not to grow crops, let's make congressman stay out of Washington, D.C.,” the Louisiana Governor said in an exclusive interview with HUMAN EVENTS. “Our liberty, our wallets are safest when the legislature's not in session,” he added, borrowing the line from Mark Twain.
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Congress, in fact Washington and elected persons (I will not call them officials) pretty much stayed away from DC most of they year until the advent of air conditioning.
Will Rogers I believe said that the country was not safe when Congress is in session... how true.
Shut off the AC and send the bastards packing I say.
Two month-long sessions per year. One in January and one in July. No bill gets passed in the session it is introduced. No law is passed for the general public that does not apply equally to all, including Congress.
They hardly work as it is but still are able to do immense damage. We already have ten thousand more laws than we need or could ever hope to enforce. Another treaty? With whom and why?
Just empanel the Congress once a year to carve out a budget and that’s it. Then send the pompous dolts home and make them earn their living honestly.
In the meantime, bring in some efficiency experts and pay them $10,000 per $1 billion reduced from overall spending. And start paying lawyers inversely on billable hours—the longer it takes, the less you get. Take too long, and you owe us.
What I’ve been saying for years! That will bring in those who LOVE this country and not the lechers of power and perks!
GO Gov. JINDAL!!
It was one TX Gov. GWB advocated for US Congress...before he was elected POTUS.
Wouldn't it be interesting to know where some of the long-termers who were defeated last election will be living.
Several years ago, our congressman at the time stuck his hand out to a woman at a university function in a neighboring town, and said, "I'm Jack Brooks, your congressman." She said, " Hello, I'm "Blah Blah,"your next door neighbor."
Luv it!
Agreed. And the funny things is that until about 1960 they spent a lot less time in DC than now. Even today technically the session is supposed to end on June 30. Of course it never does,
Make them turn up the thermostat to 78. DC in the summer is as bad as Rome in the summer.
Cosidering what they get done, how they get it done, and the time they’re away from their job [running for office,kissing a*s,etc.], they already are.
Just pay them like it’s a part time job. They’ll get out of Dodge as often as possible.
Whoops, “don’t have time to vote” should have been “don’t have time to read”. Mea culpa.
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