[Badray]

Well, asking a bunch of legislators to vote for something that is very much against their self-interest is a very difficult task. One needs to either gain tremendous leverage over them .....

That alone should tell that the idea is worthy of support -- that lawmakers are against it for not being in their self interest. Remember, they are supposed to be there to serve us.

[expatpat]

Remember, they are supposed to be there to serve us.

Now we agree. They have become pampered fools and forgotten that. I sometimes think that the Congress critters should have to remain in their districts, stay out of Washington, meet with constituents every day, and do their voting with tele- or Internet conferencing.