Sen. Cornyn balks at Perry’s suggestion: Congress as a part-time job (Perry asks Pelosi to debate)

Houston Chronicle ^ | November 16, 2011 | Stewart Powell

[mylife]

“This is a serious proposal he is making for a country that has very high unemployment, whose budget deficit is larger than it's ever been in history, would have two wars that we're confronting and trying to bring to conclusion,”

I take it that Stuny, and the rest of the house cancelled their month long summer vacation, their spring break and their winter break to focus on these serious matters?

STFU Stuny!!

[Texas Fossil]

1. My suggestion was not from Rick Perry.

2. I first proposed it to a Pol in Oklahoma City in the mid 1990’s. It was technologically workable then, but a no-brainer now.

3. The Texas legislature only meets every other year for a few weeks unless the Governor calls a special session. That has worked pretty well for a long time.

4. There is no reason for Congress to be in Session for most of the year.

5. I know some Pols who would prefer to live in their district instead of DC.

6. Power corrupts and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely ~ Lord Acton

7. See my tag line. It is truly what I believe. If that makes me unrealistic, I think you need to study the attitudes of the founders a bit. The world has changed since those White Guys lived, but much of human nature has not.

[af_vet_rr]

I don’t think it’s unrealistic to start booting out all Congress critters after so many terms - too many of them get in office and rather than represent us, they start to focus on the next election.

[Texas Fossil]

Nor do I. Those who have been there a long time are generally totally corrupted. You are correct.