Seriously. That’s your Christmas gift from Congress, if the U.S. Government actually does shut down today.

But why do we have to go through this every single year, sometimes several times during the year, as Congress placates us with yet another stopgap bill?

Why can’t the budget be kept separate from other, unrelated, special-interest issues?

Why can’t Congress be required to stay in Washington, in session, until a budget is passed by both Houses and signed by the President before the close of each fiscal year?

And why can’t we have a Constitutional amendment withholding their salaries until the job is done?

These are the people we voted into office. So why don’t we vote them back out in the next election? Quite simply, if they’re not representing our interests, they don’t deserve to keep their jobs.

In this country, we don’t need a revolution; we’ve already had one, and it has served us well for nearly 250 years. We just need to use our constitutional right — and responsibility — to elect people who will do the job they promised during their campaigns. And to hold them answerable to us if they don’t.

We need to use our brains.

It’s not rocket science.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
12/20/24