And since we're not gonna shrink the size of government anytime soon, the only solution I see is constant vigilence. Here in Pennsylvania, the legislators tried voting themselves an illegal pay raise and had to repeal it and still are in jeopardy. It's funny how the poohbahs can waste billions on influence peddling and nothing is done to them even though that costs taxpayers a lot of money - but vote themselves a $15,000 pay raise and all hell breaks loose.
It shows the average Joe has a long way to go to understand what the real issues are here.
"Even that wouldn't solve the problem,"
I know....
I wish I had some kind of real solution, but I don't.
Worst of all, DeLay will take the fall for this, get lots of publicity, then everyone will fall back asleep and things can continue as they were. We have a short attention span, and are easily satisfied.
Cases like this are dind of the fast food of political justice, I guess. Tastes OK, doesn't cost much, you're done quickly, but it's terrible for you.