Great editorial article from Washington Examiner. The article highlights Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s (D-AZ) bill that would cut Congress’s salary by 5%. While this bill would show the American people that Congressmen are serious about fiscal responsibility in these hard economic times, I have a hard time believing it will pass because it directly influences their pockets.
The article also proposes that the House of Representatives eliminate the rule requiring members to vote from the House floor. In the age of technology voting remotely from a member’s home district is simple. Of course, there would need to be certain security procedures put into place but with the use of video technology it is definitely do able. The article explains, “Letting representatives vote from their home district offices would put them back among the people they are supposed to represent. And keeping them closer would make it easier for voters to keep a close eye on them and harder for special interests to get to them.”
However, if Congressmen were to live permanently in their district and only travel to Washington for important business, it would force an enormous change in the way the House does business. With Congressmen spending less time in Washington it would mean meetings, committee discussions, etc. would have to be done through videoconferencing. While these are all possible, it is hard to believe the House of Representatives would completely alter the way it does business.
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–Chris Walling, Political Editor
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