I have been selected at random and required to serve my country at jury duty and in the military. These 535 people can be selected in the same way. If I'm good enough to determine whether you're guilty and to protect you from armed invasion, I'm good enough to determine what's best for you and me.
Those selected would serve in the Congress at whatever income they had in each category when they were selected, and be paid the same income they had before being selected. Those in the lower income categories would still have to depend on whatever public assistance they are entitled to, food stamps, etc. and ride the bus or walk to work at Congress. The homeless in the $0 income category would just have to do the best they can, as they do now. The Capitol Police would be instructed to allow them to sleep on the front steps, weather permitting, to be close to work, and beg for petty change during off work hours.
That's right, Senators and Representatives making their way the best they can, just like the rest of us.
With an arrangement like that, we would have full, proportional representation that takes into account all social, cultural and economic categories of all the people.
No more Democrats or Republicans. No more campaign contributions from anybody. Just straightforward equal representation.
I know, it sounds like an entirely unworkable satire on our political system, and maybe it is, but give it some thought. I would accept such a system without hesitation. The reason for that is that I could have picked anyone at random from my block who would have made a much better president than George Bush, or for that matter, just about any of the people serving in Congress.
Those selected would serve in the Congress at whatever income they had in each category when they were selected, and be paid the same income they had before being selected. Those in the lower income categories would still have to depend on whatever public assistance they are entitled to, food stamps, etc. and ride the bus or walk to work at Congress. The homeless in the $0 income category would just have to do the best they can, as they do now. The Capitol Police would be instructed to allow them to sleep on the front steps, weather permitting, to be close to work, and beg for petty change during off work hours.
That's right, Senators and Representatives making their way the best they can, just like the rest of us.
With an arrangement like that, we would have full, proportional representation that takes into account all social, cultural and economic categories of all the people.
I know, it sounds like an entirely unworkable satire on our political system, and maybe it is, but give it some thought. I would accept such a system without hesitation. The reason for that is that I could have picked anyone at random from my block who would have made a much better president than George Bush, or for that matter, just about any of the people serving in Congress.
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