DEBATE

 

No debate about it.

The state of American Politics stinks.

FACT: In 33 days, Americans will head to the polls. In 34 days, campaigning for the Election of 2016 will begin.

FACT: The House of Representatives adjourned on Friday, September 21st, finishing legislative business 46 days before Election Day. The House has not adjourned this early before an election in over 50 years.

FACT: Exiting Washington with an overall approval rating of 13 percent, Congress left oodles of business unfinished, including a job plan for veterans, and policies aiding farmers and homeowners who need to refinance. More alarming? Congressfolk - elected officials more concerned about their jobs and their paychecks than their constituents - adjourned, failing to produce a budget plan, or address the end of the year tax hikes and defense cuts that could plunge the federal government over the proverbial fiscal cliff.

Methinks it's time to mobilize, Americans! You can do one of two things:

1. Quit the Union and join the Quingdom.    

 2. Listen to your President, and change Washington from the outside.

Call your Congressional Representatives, and demand that they support The Replacement Legislator Act of 2012.

Haven't yet heard of The Replacement Legislator Act of 2012?

It's a brilliant piece of legislation that establishes a National Legislator Guard; Replacement Legislators who can be mobilized for state or federal active duty at a moment's notice, substituting for elected legislators during their reelection campaigning, or national political emergencies.

Under The Replacement Legislator Act of 2012, a Governor or President can activate National Legislative Personnel to “Active Duty” whenever Elected Representatives choose to leave critical legislative business unfinished, or miss a required number of key votes and/or hearings in the House or Senate.

Think of The NLG as The National Guard for Governing, much like The National Guard for Defense.

300 full-time Replacement Legislators - six from each state - will be selected by bipartisan committees every four years to comprise The National Legislator Guard. Formal training for Replacement Legislators includes The Bipartisan Program for Newly-Elected Members of Congress, a bipartisan orientation program for incoming U.S. Representatives that provides intensive seminars on major public policy issues like foreign policy, health care and the Federal budget. 

Further training for Replacement Legislators on inactive duty includes one weekend a month of study and lectures, and one week a year attending legislative sessions at state and federal levels. All those called to active duty will be paid the absent legislator's salary while on duty, and guaranteed their previous job and salary upon return home.

Requirements for service in The NLG? Applicants must be 30 years old, a US citizen, a non-felon, and concerned more about country than self. They must pass a written exam determining reasonable intellect, and demonstrate competency in listening, negotiating and compromise. 

It's that simple, and exciting, dear Reader! 

So call your Congressional Representatives, and demand that they support The Replacement Legislator Act of 2012.

A National Legislator Guard, comprised of Reasonable Patriots ready to activate at a moment's notice will keep all politicians working actively and honestly for the public good. 

It will force politicians to be public servants - more focused on constituents' needs than partisanship and reelection campaigns.

It will lift Congressional Approval Ratings way out of the teens.

Elevate Discourse. Lessen Cynicism. 

Breed Hope. And Change.

Transform the state of American Politics from stinky to spectacular.

No debate about it.

QUING Hereby Decrees: It's broken. Fix it.