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A more representative House

Our U.S. representatives are a disgrace! Observing bits of the Mueller hearings reminded me of a piece I wrote in my website newsletter in January 2010. Here’s what I said then and believe it more strongly today:

We have forgotten the intent of our founding fathers when they drafted our Constitution. I think they intended for members of the House to be similar to the electorate in general! Instead, we have elitist lawyers who spend their time spouting self serving B.S. and campaigning for re-election!

To provide a check and balance for the rest of our federal government, we should choose members of the House of Representatives by lottery, rather than election!

In each congressional district, those who are legally eligible, and willing to serve, simply throw their name in the hat and the one drawn from that pool would be a U.S. Representative for two years. This eliminates fundraising, campaigning, and any need to spend tax dollars to entice constituents to re-elect them. Perhaps under those conditions they would make decisions and pass laws (written in plain English rather than legalese) that are in the best interests of the country and the citizenry, rather than perpetuation of their status!

Jim Parman

Newman Lake, Wash.



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