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"Form a Committee..."
Aug. 2nd, 2011 11:58 amI'm going to admit right off the top here that it was around 4:00AM when I had this crack thought. Minni woke me to do her puppy business while I was in the middle of some crazy dream about extreme budgeting, (...yeah. I don't even know.), and I was not too pleased.
So pretty much everyone agrees that this "Form a Committee" deal in Washington is crap, and ultimately the whole Debt Ceiling song and dance for the last month turned up a giant turd in the end. Right? Right. The Committee will be as pathetic as any other that exists currently.
Well, what if We the people formed a committee of our own? Rather various committees that would submit their own proposals to THE Committee. This plays off the divide felt between Washington and us citizens, most of whom feel un-represented. (And yet we vote for these losers. Oy.) The thought became ridiculously more elaborate when I shared the cracktastic idea with Sissy.
What if we held an entire separate election to create these new Committees? So essentially, we have an entirely separate body representing us on a smaller scale.
Now Congress would be a little alarmed in this case and protest, "But WE'RE you're committee!"
To which we would respond, "No... No, you're Washington's and Big Interests' committee. We put you there, but you represent them, not us."
And they would angrily point out, "Those people have no power!"
Which we would agree with. But then in a like manner of the President's ultimatum, we could say, "Yeah. But if you don't accept our committees' reccommendations, guess who's gonna have your power the next election."
XD Yeah, politi-nerds Sissy and I thought this was hilarious. It would never happen; it's a logistical nightmare. If it wasn't though... It wouldn't be a half bad idea, no? What other better way to get actual REPRESENTATIVES in office than to hold a grassroots "secret" election with no special interest influences?
I mean seriously. Regular people can compromise and agree FAR better on ACTUAL SOLUTIONS than these hypocrites in Washington!
So pretty much everyone agrees that this "Form a Committee" deal in Washington is crap, and ultimately the whole Debt Ceiling song and dance for the last month turned up a giant turd in the end. Right? Right. The Committee will be as pathetic as any other that exists currently.
Well, what if We the people formed a committee of our own? Rather various committees that would submit their own proposals to THE Committee. This plays off the divide felt between Washington and us citizens, most of whom feel un-represented. (And yet we vote for these losers. Oy.) The thought became ridiculously more elaborate when I shared the cracktastic idea with Sissy.
What if we held an entire separate election to create these new Committees? So essentially, we have an entirely separate body representing us on a smaller scale.
Now Congress would be a little alarmed in this case and protest, "But WE'RE you're committee!"
To which we would respond, "No... No, you're Washington's and Big Interests' committee. We put you there, but you represent them, not us."
And they would angrily point out, "Those people have no power!"
Which we would agree with. But then in a like manner of the President's ultimatum, we could say, "Yeah. But if you don't accept our committees' reccommendations, guess who's gonna have your power the next election."
XD Yeah, politi-nerds Sissy and I thought this was hilarious. It would never happen; it's a logistical nightmare. If it wasn't though... It wouldn't be a half bad idea, no? What other better way to get actual REPRESENTATIVES in office than to hold a grassroots "secret" election with no special interest influences?
I mean seriously. Regular people can compromise and agree FAR better on ACTUAL SOLUTIONS than these hypocrites in Washington!
