This is possibly my favorite picture of all time.
Your tax dollars at work
We have all sort of wondered what is really going on behind those closed door sessions of our legislative branch of government. Where all of the important issues are debated and laws that impact everyones lives are voted on and become a part of our daily life. Where new taxes and new programs that are critical to our very existance are decided.
As the House convenes to vote on a new budget for the fiscal year in the Capitol, in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Aug., 31, 2009, you can clearly see that some of the reps would rather play solitaire or check their email or even catch up on the most recent baseball stats.
Perhaps we, as the constituents, should insist on a simple 5 to 10 question test about each new piece of legislation that is up for a vote. Each representative must pass the short test with 85% accuracy before being allowed to vote on the new legislation. This way they couldn’t just vote the way their buddy is voting but they would have to actually know what they are voting about.
Yes, this would slow down the wheels of government even more and create even a few more jobs ( we would have to hire a team of official test developers and implementators ). But that might NOT be such a bad thing either.