{"id":813,"date":"2009-10-28T06:55:33","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T14:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=813"},"modified":"2009-10-28T06:55:33","modified_gmt":"2009-10-28T14:55:33","slug":"real-politiks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/28\/real-politiks\/","title":{"rendered":"real politiks"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor<\/em>, “The federal courts were recently asked by plaintiffs from five states (Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota, Delaware, and Utah) to rule that the size of the House be increased from its current 435 seats to reflect our nation’s population growth.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Imagine the craziest Monkey Island in the zoo of your choice. Now toss in handfuls of new monkeys, a 500 pound bag of peanuts, and a few ounces of cocaine. There you have it – a larger House of Representatives! <\/p>\n

The urbanization of the nation is rolling along unfettered, even as the ugly consequences becomes glaringly apparent. What’s “sustainable” about a few million monkeys crowded in a sea of concrete? Perhaps if we adopted the emergent behavior of our friends the termites the game could continue without the biological\/sociological implosion looming just down the turnpike. And, judging from the looks of things, the termite model might be exactly where we’re heading, like it or not. After we get our uniforms, can we all have a Prius?<\/p>\n

Of course, the obvious answer is to have the House “elected” by lottery, exactly like we handle jury duty in most places. Your name pops up in the computer, and – voila – Welcome to Congress! One year term. No campaigns; no cashola; no bullshit. The less done, the better. Wasn’t it Jefferson who said “the government that governs least, governs best”? Or was that Daniel Boone? <\/p>\n

And while we’re at it, it might be a barrel of sustainable fun to review the nefarious “population growth” eluded to by the plaintiffs from Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota, Delaware, and Utah.<\/p>\n

To be a termite, or not to be a termite – that<\/em> is the question.<\/p>\n

posted by Mudd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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