Sunday, October 02, 2011

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION? Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit on changing the Constitution. The caution:
When the country was founded, we had Jefferson, Madison, Washington and Franklin, among many other giants. Now we have ... well, a bunch of greedy pygmies, I'm tempted to say, except that calling them that would be an unfair insult to diminutive tribesmen.
Reynolds made some suggestions for amendments, though, one of which I thoroughly approve:
Make Congress a part-time legislature. Limit it to meeting for 90 days per year, and make it illegal for members to reside in the District of Columbia the rest of the time. With members dispersed around the nation, the influence of K street will shrink -- and so will members' disconnect with the problems of regular Americans.
Read it all.

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